0%

siring

sire
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sahyuh r]
    • /saɪər/
    • /saɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahyuh r]
    • /saɪər/

Definitions of siring word

  • noun siring the male parent of a quadruped. 1
  • noun siring a respectful term of address, now used only to a male sovereign. 1
  • noun siring Archaic. a father or forefather. a person of importance or in a position of authority, as a lord. 1
  • verb with object siring to beget; procreate as the father. 1

Information block about the term

Origin of siring

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Old French (nominative singular) < Vulgar Latin *seior, for Latin senior senior (compare French monsieur orig., my lord, with sieur < *seiōr-, oblique stem of *seior)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Siring

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

siring popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

siring usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for siring

noun siring

  • creation — In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, Earth, and creatures by God.
  • formulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • nativity — birth.

verb siring

  • author — The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.

Top questions with siring

  • what is siring?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?