noun. A biological father.

noun. undefined

noun. The male parent of an animal, especially a domesticated mammal.

noun. The plant or gamete responsible for fertilizing an ovule that develops into a seed.

noun. A male ancestor; a forefather.

noun. A gentleman of rank.

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

transitive verb. To be the biological father of (a child).

transitive verb. To be the male individual or gamete producing (an animal's offspring or a plant's seed) through sexual reproduction.

noun. A master; a lord; hence, a personage of importance; an esquire; a gentleman.

noun. Master; lord; my lord: a respectful and formal title of address, used formerly to men of superior rank, position, or age, especially to a prince. (See sir.) Sire is or has been in present or recent use only in addressing a king or other sovereign prince.

noun. The master of a house; goodman; husband.

noun. An old person; an elder.

noun. A father; an ancestor; a progenitor: used also in composition: as, grandsire; great-grandsire.

noun. The male parent of a beast: used especially of stallions, but also of bulls, dogs, and other domestic animals: generally with dam as the female parent.

noun. A breed; a growth: as, a good sire of pigs, or of cabbages.

To beget; procreate: used now chiefly of beasts, and especially of stallions.

transitive verb. To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of stallions.

noun. A lord, master, or other person in authority. See sir.

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

noun. A father; the head of a family; the husband.

noun. A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.

noun. The male parent of a beast; -- applied especially to horses.

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

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

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

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

verb. make children

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

noun. the founder of a family

"II. i.46 (197,4) _Good Sir_, or so, or _friend_, or _gentleman_] [W: sire] I know not that _sire_ was ever a general word of compliment, as distinct from _sir_; nor do I conceive why any alteration should be made."