sire C2+ Topic:Animals US /ˈsaɪɚ/ UK /ˈsaɪə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a male parent of an animal, or a respectful address to a king The champion stallion sired a long line of racehorses. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a male parent of an animal,... fatherbegetterprogenitorstudmajestylord ↔ Opposites damoffspring Word family Related forms seniorseigniorsirseigneur Etymology AI details From Old French sire ('lord, sir'), from Vulgar Latin *seior, from Latin senior ('older, elder'), comparative of senex ('old'). sire Old French senior Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Animals External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # sire **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsaɪɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsaɪə/ ## Meanings 1. a male parent of an animal, or a respectful address to a king ## Examples - The champion stallion sired a long line of racehorses. ## Synonyms - father - begetter - progenitor - stud - majesty - lord ## Antonyms - dam - offspring ## Related Forms - senior - seignior - sir - seigneur ## Roots and Affixes - Root: sire - Root: senior ## Etymology From Old French sire ('lord, sir'), from Vulgar Latin *seior, from Latin senior ('older, elder'), comparative of senex ('old'). ## AI Etymology Sire is from Old French sire ('lord, sir'), from Vulgar Latin *seior, from Latin senior ('older, elder'), comparative of senex ('old'). Important recorded forms include sire (Old French) and senior (Latin). The current sense covers a male parent of an animal, or a respectful address to a king. The wider family includes related words such as senior, seignior, sir, and seigneur. ## Topics - Animals markdown