sire
[noun]
Synonyms: father, architect, author, creator, founder, generator, inventor, maker, originator, patriarch
[verb]
Synonyms: father, beget, breed, get, procreate, progenerate, generate, create, hatch, make, originate, parent, produce, spawn

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I. sire¹ /saɪə $ saɪr/ noun
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin senior 'older']

1. old use used when speaking to a king:
The people await you, sire.

2. [countable usually singular] the father of a four-legged animal, especially a horse

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II. sire² verb [transitive]

1. to be the father of an animal, especially a horse or dog:
a stallion that has sired several race winners

2. old-fashioned to be the father of a child:
Sam sired eight children.

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