The meaning of SIRE is father. How to use sire in a sentence.

Females can raise only a single offspring every two to three years, but males can sire many.

SIRE meaning: 1 : used formerly to address a man of rank or authority (such as a king or lord); 2 : a male parent of some animals (such as dogs and horses)

Dec 14, 2025 · sire (plural sires) Used preceding the name or title of a knight, noble, or cleric. A respectful term of address for a noble or gentleman. A noble or lord; one of high station. A …

sire, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Definition of sire noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To be the male individual or gamete producing an animal's offspring or a plant's seed through sexual reproduction. The boar that sired the litter; pollen grains siring seeds. He was the sire …

A sire is an animal's father. A newborn foal might look very much like his sire, with a white stripe on his brown face. Every once in a while, the word sire is used for a human — your dad is your …

sire /saɪr/ n., v., sired, sir•ing. n. [proper noun] a respectful term of address, used to a king. [countable] the male parent of a four-legged animal. v. [~ + object] to father (offspring); beget: …

When a male animal, especially a horse, sires a young animal, he makes a female pregnant so that she gives birth to it. Comet also sired the champion foal out of Spinway Harvest. [VERB …