sire : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sire	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for sire
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sire n a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" Synonym(s): forefather, father, sire male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse v make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" Synonym(s): beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sire \Sire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Siring}.] To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of stallions.