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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SIRE, n. [supra.]
1. A father; used in poetry. And raise his issue like a loving sire.
2. The male parent of a beast; particularly used of horses; as, the horse had a good sire, but a bad dam.
3. It is used in composition; as in grandsire, for grandfather; great grandsire, great grandfather.
SIRE, v.t. To beget; to procreate; used of beasts.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
2: the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" [syn: forefather, father, sire]
3: male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse v
1: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, lord, feudal superior, from Vulgar Latin *seior, alteration of Latin senior older — more at senior Date: 13th century 1. a. father b. archaic male ancestor ; forefather c. author, originator 2. a. archaic a man of rank or authority; especially lord — used formerly as a form of address and as a title b. obsolete an elderly man ; senior 3. the male parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal II. transitive verb (sired; siring) Date: 1611 1. beget — used especially of male domestic animals 2. to bring into being ; originate

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 the male parent of an animal, esp. a stallion kept for breeding. 2 archaic a respectful form of address, now esp. to a king. 3 archaic poet. a father or male ancestor. --v.tr. (esp. of a stallion) beget. Etymology: ME f. OF ult. f. L senior: see SENIOR

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sire Sire, n. [F. sire, originally, an older person. See Sir.] 1. A lord, master, or other person in authority. See Sir. [Obs.] Pain and distress, sickness and ire, And melancholy that angry sire, Be of her palace senators. --Rom. of R. 2. A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign. 3. A father; the head of a family; the husband. Jankin thet was our sire [i.e., husband]. --Chaucer. And raise his issue, like a loving sire. --Shak. 4. A creator; a maker; an author; an originator. [He] was the sire of an immortal strain. --Shelley. 5. The male parent of a beast; -- applied especially to horses; as, the horse had a good sire. Note: Sire is often used in composition; as in grandsire, grandfather; great-grandsire, great-grandfather.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sire Sire, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sired; p. pr. & vb. n. Siring.] To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of stallions.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sires, siring, sired) When a male animal, especially a horse, sires a young animal, he makes a female pregnant so that she gives birth to it. (TECHNICAL) Comet also sired the champion foal out of Spinway Harvest. VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. (Poetical.) Father, progenitor. 2. Male parent (of a beast).

Moby Thesaurus

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