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- Dictionarysire/ˈsʌɪə/
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"
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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.
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.
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 /
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.
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.
Definition of sire noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SIRE meaning: 1 : used formerly to address a man of rank or authority (such as a king or lord); 2 : a male parent of some animals (such as dogs and horses)
