sire

Plural: sires

Noun

• a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
• the founder of a family
• male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
• A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
• A male animal that has fathered a particular offspring (especially used of domestic animals and/or in biological research).
• A father; the head of a family; the husband.
• A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.
• The vampire who turned another person.

Verb

Verb Forms: sired, siring, sires

• To beget; to father an animal, especially a horse.
• make children
• To father; to beget.
• To turn another person into a vampire.

Examples

• He hoped to sire a winning strategy for the next Scrabble tournament.

Synonyms

beget, bring forth, engender, father, forefather, generate, get, mother, turn, vampirize

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