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Definitions for Sire

[1] the male parent of a quadruped.
[2] a respectful term of address, now used only to a male sovereign.
[3] Archaic . a father or forefather. a person of importance or in a position of authority, as a lord.
[4] to beget; procreate as the father.
[5] a male parent, esp of a horse or other domestic animal
[6] a respectful term of address, now used only in addressing a male monarch
[7] obsolete a man of high rank
[8] (tr) (esp of a domestic animal) to father; beget

Words related to Sire

forefather, parent, creator, lord, ancestor, begetter, procreator

Words nearby Sire

sir-reverence, sirach, siracusa, siraj-ud-daula, sirdar, sire, siree, siren, sirena, sirenian, sirenic

Origin of Sire

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 )

Other words from Sire

sire·less , adjective

Word origin for Sire

C13: from Old French, from Latin senior an elder, from senex an old man

Synonyms for Sire

ancestor, begetter, creator, forefather, lord, parent, pater, procreator