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Synonyms
sire (sīr)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin* seior, from Latin senior, older comparative of senex, old.]

noun 

  1. A father.
  2. The male parent of an animal, especially a domesticated mammal such as a horse.
  3. Archaic A male ancestor; a forefather.
  4. Archaic A gentleman of rank.
  5. Archaic Used as a form of address for a superior, especially a king.

transitive verb: sired, sir·ing, sires. 

To father; beget.