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: the male parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal
sired; siring
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Noun
his sire had been a renowned Wall Street lawyer
the revered sire of the impressionist movement in art
Verb
The horse sired several champion racers.
the champion racehorse went on to sire a long line of winners
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The guest-star roster grows In addition to the return of some fan favorites (including Guillermo's sire, Derek, played by Chris Sandiford), Simms says the show will continue its tradition of featuring notable guest stars.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 23 July 2024
Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
And Otis may have sired many bears at the Brooks River, Bruce says, although scientists can’t say that for sure.
—Erin Donaghue, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Sierra Leone Wins $7 million BC Classic Sierra Leone won the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic Saturday, just as his sire did at Del Mar in 2017.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The guest-star roster grows In addition to the return of some fan favorites (including Guillermo's sire, Derek, played by Chris Sandiford), Simms says the show will continue its tradition of featuring notable guest stars.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 23 July 2024
Verb
Both evolve over time, allowing an ancestral tongue like Latin to sire diverse descendants — Spanish, French, Romanian — that are more closely related to each other than to, say, Korean.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
And Otis may have sired many bears at the Brooks River, Bruce says, although scientists can’t say that for sure.
—Erin Donaghue, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Sire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sire. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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sire
1 of 2 noun2
archaic
: a male ancestor : forefather
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: the male parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal
Medical Definition
sire
1 of 2 noun
: the male parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal
sire
2 of 2 transitive verb
sired; siring
: to procreate as the male parent of
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