sire
sire is a 4-letter English word with 10 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A lord, master, or other person in authority. See Sir. Face value is 4 in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. A lord, master, or other person in authority. See Sir.
- noun. A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign.
- noun. A father; the head of a family; the husband.
- noun. A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.
- noun. The male parent of a beast; -- applied especially to horses; as, the horse had a good sire.
- transitive verb. To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of stallions.
- noun. male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
- noun. the founder of a family
"keep the faith of our forefathers"
- noun. a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
- verb. make children
"Abraham begot Isaac"
"Men often father children but don't recognize them"
Synonyms
father, forefather, beget, engender, generate, get, mother
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sire:
eris, ires, reis, ries, rise, seri, sier
Common word forms
sired, sires, sirees, siring, sireless
Words from these letters
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