sire

noun

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\ ˈsī(-ə)r

Definition of sire

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : father

b archaic : male ancestor : forefather

c : author, originator

2a archaic : a man of rank or authority especially : lord —used formerly as a form of address and as a title

b obsolete : an elderly man : senior

3 : the male parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal

sire

verb

sired; siring

Definition of sire (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : beget —used especially of male domestic animals

2 : to bring into being : originate

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Noun his sire had been a renowned Wall Street lawyer the revered sire of the impressionist movement in art Verb The horse sired several champion racers. the champion racehorse went on to sire a long line of winners

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Two weeks ago, California-sire Curlin to Mischief picked up his first win as a papa with 2-year-old Monstrodomous at Golden Gate Fields. — Los Angeles Times, "Racing! Look at Del Mar’s stakes for next meeting," 29 Aug. 2019 In addition to that bloodline, Intrepid Heart's dam sire Touch Gold won the Belmont Stakes in 1997. — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al.com, "Rewinding the Belmont Stakes 2019: Sir Winston wins," 8 June 2019 The son of sire Union Rags will get another shot with a record of seven wins in his eight career starts. — Tod Leonard, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Catalina Cruiser has to hustle for close win in O’Brien Stakes," 24 Aug. 2019 The filly’s sire is Into Mischief, while Arrogate’s is Unbridled’s Song. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Ollie’s Candy produces sweet dirt run to win Grade I Hirsch at Del Mar," 28 July 2019 Tacitus, Intrepid Heart and Bourbon War are sons of Tapit, the sire of the past three Belmont Stakes winners who weren't also Triple Crown champions -- Tonalist in 2014, Creator in 2016 and Tapwrit in 2017. — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al.com, "Belmont Stakes 2019 updated odds: Bettors backing Tacitus," 8 June 2019 The favorite is Tacitus, whose father is the legendary sire Tapit; second-favorite is War of Will, who won the Preakness. — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, "What time is the Belmont Stakes?," 8 June 2019 Now, these sires will face-off in a head-to-gorgeous-head competition. — Danielle Mcnally, Marie Claire, "Welcome to March Dadness," 22 Mar. 2019 The sire, whose sperm was frozen in 2011, was himself a calf born of the SCBI’s early artificial insemination pilot programs in the 1990s. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, "New Artificial Insemination Technique Successfully Breeds Critically Endangered Scimitar-Horned Oryx," 10 July 2018 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb That even applies to a child which a master sires by his female slave. — The Economist, "Everywhere in chains," 27 Aug. 2019 Trained by John Servis and sired by Super Saver, both Kentucky Derby (G1) winners, Super John ($5.20) ran one mile in 1:39.67 in the $40,000 maiden special weight for juveniles that was rained off the grass to a fast main track. — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, "U.S. advances to women’s under-19 lacrosse title game," 9 Aug. 2019 Thus a Senate investigator, Jack Blum, arrived in 1989 with a dossier on the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, sired in the Middle East and chartered in Luxembourg. — BostonGlobe.com, "Robert Morgenthau, bane of rogue banks and scofflaws, dies at 99," 22 July 2019 Thus a Senate investigator, Jack Blum, arrived in 1989 with a dossier on the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, sired in the Middle East and chartered in Luxembourg. — Washington Post, "Robert Morgenthau, bane of rogue banks and scofflaws, dies at 99," 22 July 2019 Birdstone sired Mine That Bird, who won the 2009 Kentucky Derby. — Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, "Marylou Whitney, an icon in the horse racing industry, dies at 93," 19 July 2019 Though Spotigy was sacrificed for research, Buri lived on to sire 17 offspring—one of whom graced the cover of Wired, as MIT Technology Review notes. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Part cow, part… bacterium? Biotech company makes heifer of gene-editing blunder," 1 Sep. 2019 Hronis Racing paid $850,000 at the March OBS sale for Inspiressa, sired by The Big Beast. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Hollendorfer notches first stakes win at Del Mar after ban was struck down," 11 Aug. 2019 The original Chucky -- unleashed in 1988, before siring a half-dozen sequels -- wasn't exactly a model of creativity, planting a serial killer's consciousness inside the big-eyed doll. — Brian Lowry, CNN, "'Child's Play' revives killer doll with tech twist and Mark Hamill," 20 June 2019

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