sire

CEFRC1

/saɪə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A male parent, especially of an animal; to father a child.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A father; the head of a family; the husband.

Examples

  • Sire, I had no need of that hypothesis.

  • All hushed intent, when from his lofty seat / Troy's sire began:

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A male animal that has fathered a particular offspring (especially used of domestic animals and/or in biological research).

  2. A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.

  3. The vampire who turned another person.

More examples

In context

  • He but a Duke, would haue his Sonne a King, / And raiſe his iſſue like a louing Sire.

  • There is a toxin in a vampire’s fangs that will infect its victim when the sire drinks deeply and fully of their blood.

  • Ever since Antonio’s escape from his sire in 1942, he had never been tempted to return to the vampire fold.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.