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   sire

   /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
   • ▪ a father or other male forebear.

   verb

   • 1. (of a male animal, especially a stallion) cause the birth of: "Castor twice sired two champions in a litter"
   • ▪ (especially of a man) cause a pregnancy resulting in the birth of (a child): "he was a gross, corpulent fellow, sired by a comic actor"

   Word Origin Middle English (in sire (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old French, from an alteration of Latin senior (see senior). sire (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the early 16th century.

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