sire

sire

noun

Definition of SIRE

1

a male human parent <his sire had been a renowned Wall Street lawyer>

Synonyms dad, daddy, old man, pa, papa (also poppa), pater [chiefly British], pop, sire

Related Words paterfamilias, patriarch; father figure, father image; stepfather

2

a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor <the revered sire of the impressionist movement in art>

Synonyms author, begetter, creator, establisher, founder, founding father, generator, inaugurator, initiator, instituter (or institutor), originator, sire

Related Words cocreator, cofounder; conceiver, contriver, designer, deviser, formulator, innovator, introducer, inventor, spawner; builder, maker, producer; developer, pioneer, researcher, researchist; organizer, promoter; encourager, galvanizer, inspiration, inspirer

Near Antonyms disciple, follower, pupil, student, supporter