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sire  (sr)

n.

1. A father.

2. The male parent of an animal, especially a domesticated mammal such as a horse.

3. Archaic A male ancestor; a forefather.

4. Archaic A gentleman of rank.

5. Archaic Used as a form of address for a superior, especially a king.

tr.v. sired, sir·ing, sires

To father; beget.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *seior, from Latin senior, older, comparative of senex, old; see sen- in Indo-European roots.]

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sire [saɪə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a male parent, esp of a horse or other domestic animal

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a respectful term of address, now used only in addressing a male monarch

3. Obsolete a man of high rank

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (tr) (esp of a domestic animal) to father; beget

[from Old French, from Latin senior an elder, from senex an old man]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sire - a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority noble, nobleman, Lord - a titled peer of the realm
	2.	sire - the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" forefather, father ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) patriarch - any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
	3.	sire - male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse male - an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
Verb	1.	sire - make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" beget, father, engender, mother, generate, bring forth, get create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

Translations

sire [ˈsaɪəʳ]

A. N (Zool) → padre m
Sire (archaic) (to monarch) → Señor m

B. VT → ser el padre de
he sired 49 children → tuvo 49 hijos

sire

n

(Zool) → Vatertier nt, → Vater m; (= stallion) → Deck- or Zuchthengst m, → Beschäler m (form)

(old: to monarch etc) Sire → Majestät f, → Sire m

(old, poet: = father, forebear) → Erzeuger m, → Ahn m

vt → zeugen; the horse A, sired by B → Pferd A, Vater B; he sired 49 children (hum) → er hat 49 Kinder in die Welt gesetzt

sire [saɪəʳ]

1. vt (Zool) (old) (child) → generare

2. n

a. (old) (to king) yes, sire → sì, maestà; (father) → padre m

b. (Zool) → padre m