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ALL meanings of sire

sire
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  • noun sire the male parent of a quadruped. 1
  • noun sire a respectful term of address, now used only to a male sovereign. 1
  • noun sire Archaic. a father or forefather. a person of importance or in a position of authority, as a lord. 1
  • verb with object sire to beget; procreate as the father. 1
  • noun sire horse, etc.: male parent 1
  • transitive verb sire father: a child 1
  • noun sire lord 1
  • verb sire When a male animal, especially a horse, sires a young animal, he makes a female pregnant so that she gives birth to it. 0
  • verb sire If a man sires a child, he makes a woman pregnant and she gives birth to a child. 0
  • countable noun sire Your sire is your father. 0
  • noun sire a male parent, esp of a horse or other domestic animal 0
  • noun sire a respectful term of address, now used only in addressing a male monarch 0
  • noun sire a man of high rank 0
  • verb sire (esp of a domestic animal) to father; beget 0
  • noun sire a person of authority; man of high rank 0
  • noun sire a title of respect used in addressing a king, equivalent to “your majesty” 0
  • noun sire a father or forefather 0
  • noun sire the male parent of an animal, esp. of a four-legged mammal 0
  • verb transitive sire to beget 0
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