SIRES Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of sire

as in dads

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

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as in founders

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

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sires

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sire

as in fathers

to become the father of the champion racehorse went on to sire a long line of winners

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Noun

But plenty of champion horses do not produce champion kids, and plenty of lesser racehorses turn out to be outstanding sires. — Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026

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Noun

One Swedish study showed that flexibility within paternal leave policies, such as allowing new dads to take intermittent time off after the birth of a child, helped reduce the incidence of maternal postpartum health complications.

— Megan Kuykendoll, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
Seeing these two girl dads tear up about walking their babies down the aisle, the passage of time, and the inviolate personhood of their daughters was tender and precious.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of dads

Noun

That was in part to force the fathers to pay child maintenance, thus saving taxpayers’ money, but also supposedly to save the souls of both parents.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
To offset these kinds of social pressures, countries like Japan and Austria offer incentives such as bonus leave time for families when fathers actually take their available leave.

— Megan Kuykendoll, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of fathers

Noun

Everyone has heard of the ‘crazy cat lady,’ but cat daddies have their own cultural stereotypes.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Vegas is full of bachelor parties, drag revues, Elvis impersonators, wedding chapels, showgirls, leather daddies, casino grandmas, and enough sequins to blind Liberace.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 June 2026

Definition of daddies

Noun

The authors were explicit that the core barrier was not model quality, infrastructure, talent or regulation.

— Abhishek Yadav, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The Stanford authors say their findings are descriptive patterns, not causal estimates, and the gaps shrink when education is accounted for.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

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