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Word entry · 4 letters

sire

Best crossword clue

"stallion father"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /saɪə(ɹ)/Part of speech verb, nounSorted eirsStarts with SEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01stallion father4 letters
02Father, as a horse4 letters

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