Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sire

3 senses of sire

Sense 1
sire -- (a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority)
       => Lord, noble, nobleman -- (a titled peer of the realm)

Sense 2
forefather, father, sire -- (the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers")
       => ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root -- (someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent))

Sense 3
sire -- (male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse)
       => male -- (an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sire

1 sense of sire

Sense 1
beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth -- (make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them")
       => make, create -- (make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor")