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- DictionarySire/ˈsī(ə)r/
noun
- 1. the male parent of an animal, especially a stallion or bull kept for breeding: "the sire is one of the country's top thoroughbred stallions"
- 2. a respectful form of address for someone of high social status, especially a king. archaic
verb
- 1. (of a male animal, especially a stallion) cause the birth of: "Castor twice sired two champions in a litter"
1. a. : father. b. archaic : male ancestor : forefather. c. : author, originator. 2. 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. sire. 2 of 2. verb. sired; siring.
noun. a male parent, esp of a horse or other domestic animal. a respectful term of address, now used only in addressing a male monarch. obsolete. a man of high rank.
SIRE definition: 1. a male parent of an animal, especially a horse 2. used as a form of address to a king: 3. to…. Learn more.
A sire is an animal's father. A newborn foal might look very much like his sire, with a white stripe on his brown face. Every once in a while, the word sire is used for a human — your dad is your sire — but it's much more common to find this word describing an animal's male parent.
When a male animal, especially a horse, sires a young animal, he makes a female pregnant so that she gives birth to it. The bull had sired the calf. American English : sire / ˈsaɪər /
1. To be the biological father of (a child). 2. To be the male individual or gamete producing (an animal's offspring or a plant's seed) through sexual reproduction: the boar that sired the litter; pollen grains siring seeds.
A father or forefather. To beget. To be the biological father of (a child). To be the male individual or gamete producing (an animal's offspring or a plant's seed) through sexual reproduction. The boar that sired the litter; pollen grains siring seeds. To be the biological father of a child.
