Definitions
make (offspring) by reproduction
Word origin
From Middle English sire, from Old French sire, the nominative singular of seignor; from Latin senior, from senex. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, and sir. Cognate with French monsieur.
Used in a sentence
“He but a Duke, would haue his Sonne a King, / And raiſe his iſſue like a louing Sire.”
“Most musical of mourners, weep again! / Lament anew, Urania!—He died, / Who was the sire of an immortal strain, […]”
“There is a toxin in a vampire’s fangs that will infect its victim when the sire drinks deeply and fully of their blood.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“stallion father”4 letters
02“Father, as a horse”4 letters
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