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sire

/saɪə(ɹ)/noun, verb2 syllables

Sire means: make (offspring) by reproduction.

Synonyms for sire10

noun, as in the founder of a family

forefather, father

verb, as in make (offspring) by reproduction

beget, get, engender, father, mother, generate, bring forth

also used for sire

turn, vampirize

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What does sire mean?4

verb

1

make (offspring) by reproduction“Abraham begot Isaac”

noun

1

the founder of a family“keep the faith of our forefathers”

2

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

3

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sire?21

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Sire in a sentence

  • Sire, I had no need of that hypothesis.Clavain
  • Greetings, sire. The desert awaits you.soliloquist

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Forms of sire

as a noun

plural
sires

as a verb

past tense
sired
present participle
siring
third-person singular
sires
past participle
sired