sire  

Thesaurus for sire

• noun
  • synonyms
    • forefather, father, ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, Lord, male, noble, nobleman, root  
• verb
  • synonyms
    • beget, get, engender, father, mother, generate, bring forth, create, make  

Pronunciation of sire: S AY1 ER0 (saɪər)

Number of syllables of sire: 2

Definition of sire

• (n): male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse  
• (n): the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"  
• (n): a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority  
• (v): make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don''t recognize them"  

Examples of sire

• The horse's sire line tracing to the foundation sire Maestoso.  
• Sire of an American racing superstar.  
• Determine proved to be a good sire.  
• His legacy as a sire is outstanding.  
• A sire of international influence.  
• It should simply be the male donkey is the sire and the horse is the dam.  
• He was also an outstanding broodmare sire.  
• At the conclusion of the duet Hamlet enters and addresses Claudius as Sire.  
• Scarlett's sire and dam are unknown.  
• He was not successful as a sire.