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: the male parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal
sired; siring
Examples of sire in a Sentence
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
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
In wings and beak and crest, Formed like his sire, as in the feet before;
But like the mare, his dam, in all the rest.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
The brother lions sired several cubs over their long reign at the zoo.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The two litters are half-siblings and share the same sire (male parent), Drumlin, according to NPS.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
In wings and beak and crest, Formed like his sire, as in the feet before;
But like the mare, his dam, in all the rest.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
Verb
Bowie recently sired a calf there, making Fort Worth Zoo elephant matriarch Rasha a great-grandmother.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
The brother lions sired several cubs over their long reign at the zoo.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Sire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sire. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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sire
1 of 2 noun2
archaic
: a male ancestor : forefather
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: the male parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal
Medical Definition
sire
1 of 2 noun
: the male parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal
sire
2 of 2 transitive verb
sired; siring
: to procreate as the male parent of
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