Definitions for sire
saɪərsire

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. sirenoun

   a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority

2. forefather, father, sirenoun

   the founder of a family

   "keep the faith of our forefathers"

3. sireverb

   male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse

4. beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forthverb

   make children

   "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. sirenoun

   A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively.

2. sirenoun

   A male animal, especially a horse or dog. In particular, one which is already, or has already been, a father.

3. sireverb

   Of a male: to procreate; to father, beget.

4. Etymology: sire, the nominative singular of seignor; from senior, from senex

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sirenoun

   Etymology: sire, French; senior, Latin.

   1. A father, in poetry.

   He, but a duke, would have his son a king,
   And raise his issue like a loving sire. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   Cowards father cowards, and base things sire the base. William Shakespeare.

   A virgin is his mother, but his sire
   The pow’r of the Most High. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   And now I leave the true and just supports
   Of legal princes and of honest courts,
   Whose sires, great part’ners in my father’s cares,
   Saluted their young king at Hebron crown’d. Matthew Prior.

   Whether his hoary sire he spies,
   While thousand grateful thoughts arise,
   Or meets his spouse’s fonder eye. Alexander Pope, Chorus to Brutus.

   2. It is used in common speech of beasts: as, the horse had a good sire, but a bad dam.3. It is used in composition: as, grand-sire, great-grand-sire.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sire

   Sire is an archaic respectful form of address to reigning kings in Europe. In French and other languages it is less archaic and relatively more current. In Belgium, the king is addressed as "Sire..." in both Dutch and French. The words "sire" and "sir", as well as the French "(mon)sieur" and the Spanish "señor", share a common etymological origin, all ultimately being related to the Latin senior. The female equivalent form of address is dame or dam.

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1. sire

   A sire is a male parent of an animal, particularly a male horse or dog. It can also colloquially refer to a male person seen as a founding figure or respected elder.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sirenoun

   a lord, master, or other person in authority. See Sir

2. Sirenoun

   a tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign

3. Sirenoun

   a father; the head of a family; the husband

4. Sirenoun

   a creator; a maker; an author; an originator

5. Sirenoun

   the male parent of a beast; -- applied especially to horses; as, the horse had a good sire

6. Sireverb

   to beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of stallions

7. Etymology: [F. sire, originally, an older person. See Sir.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sire

   Sire is a form of address for reigning kings in the United Kingdom and in Belgium. It was formerly also used in France, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Sweden and Spain. Historically Sire had a wider usage. During the middle ages Sire was generally used to address a superior, a person of importance or in a position of authority or the nobility in general. The word "sire" and the French "sieur" share a common etymologic origin, both ultimately being related to the Latin senior.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sire

   sīr, n. one in the place of a father, as a sovereign: an elder, a progenitor: the male parent of a beast, esp. of a horse: (pl.) ancestors (poetry).—v.t. to beget, used of animals. [Sir.]

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1. SIRE

   What does SIRE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SIRE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SIRE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sire is ranked #98982 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Sire surname appeared 183 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sire.
   
   72.1% or 132 total occurrences were White.
   19.6% or 36 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   6% or 11 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Lord

Anagrams for sire »

1. Eris

2. ires

3. reis

4. rise

5. Seri

6. SIer

How to pronounce sire?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say sire in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sire in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of sire in a Sentence

1. Sheldrick Wildlife Trust:

   The zonkey combines the sturdy body of its donkey sire and the striped legs of its zebra mother, which makes for a striking creature, while it should otherwise lead a normal life, zonkeys are mules, meaning that it will be unable to successfully breed once it reaches maturity.

2. Felix Patton:

   Whenever a trader is arrested with rhino horn, the DNA can be extracted and matched to a rhino on the database, similar to the way fingerprints are, to provide further evidence of it being obtained illegally, analysis of the DNA of the rhinos will also be used to clarify which of the males is the sire of those rhinos born at Ziwa (Rhino Sanctuary) to ensure that no male is so dominant that there will be genetic problems in the future.

3. Felix Patton:

   Analysis of the DNA of the rhinos will also be used to clarify which of the males is the sire of those rhinos born at Ziwa (Rhino Sanctuary) to ensure that no male is so dominant that there will be genetic problems in the future.

4. Bhartrihari:

   Man is an actor who plays various parts: First comes a boy, then out a lover starts; His garb is changed for, lo! a beggar?s rags; Then he?s a merchant with full money-bags; Anon, an aged sire, wrinkled and lean; At last Death drops the curtain on the scene.*

5. John Greenleaf Whittier:

   O Time and change! -- with hair as gray as was my sire's that winter day, how strange it seems, with so much gone of life and love, to still live on!

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sire
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sire
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sire
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sire
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sire
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sire
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sire
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html