sire

Betekenis (English)

Noun

1. 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.
2. A male animal that has fathered a particular offspring (especially used of domestic animals and/or in biological research).
3. (obsolete) A father; the head of a family; the husband.
4. (obsolete) A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.

Verb

To father; to beget.

Concepten

sire

pap

papa

👨‍👦

pappie

👨‍👦

stamvader

vader

👨‍👦

verwekken

voorvader

ouwe

dekhengst

verwekker

ouwe heer

pa

ouweheer

Synonyms

beget

father

👨‍👦

bull

forefather

breed

stud

bring forth

generate

procreate

engender

liege

lord

male

master

originate

mother

👩‍🍼

buck

parent

get

squire

stallion

give birth to

suzerain

dad

👨‍👦

daddy

👨‍👦

throw

whelp

Lord

male parent

your majesty

breeding horse

stone-horse

Monsieur

seed horse

ancestor

stable horse

antecedent

archon

bear out

begetter

born

🐣

calve

fader

fertilize

forbear

forebear

grandee

impregnate

lay

litter

magistrate

magnate

overlord

papa

👨‍👦

primogenitor

senior

sir

source

stand

studhorse

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/saɪə(ɹ)/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: sire

Cognate with Frans: monsieur

In summary

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, signore, and sir. Cognate with French monsieur.