
[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *seior, from Latin senior, older, comparative of senex, old.]
Male parent.

Sire is a form of address for reigning kings in the United Kingdom and in Belgium. It was formerly also used in France, Italy, Germany, Sweden and Spain. Historically Sire had a wider usage. During the middle ages Sire was generally used to address a superior, a person of importance or in a position of authority or the nobility in general. It is probable that "sire" and the French "(mon)sieur" share a common etymologic origin, both ultimately being related to the Latin senior.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fader, herre, konge
v. tr. - avle
Français (French)
n. - Sire, père (animal), Sire (arch), seigneur
v. tr. - engendrer
Deutsch (German)
n. - Vater, Ahnherr, Vatertier
v. - zeugen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μεγαλειότατος, (απαρχ.) γεννήτορας, (για ζώα) πατέρας
v. - (για ζώα) γεννώ, (μτφ.) διεκδικώ την πατρότητα
Português (Portuguese)
n. - genitor (m), garanhão (m), majestade (voc.)
v. - procriar
ваше величество
Español (Spanish)
n. - Majestad, mi Señor
v. tr. - engendrar (hablando de animales)
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fader (om djur)
v. - vara fallen efter
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
陛下, 父, 殿下, 生殖, 创作
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 陛下, 父, 殿下
v. tr. - 生殖, 創作
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 폐하, 조상, (짐승의) 아비
v. tr. - (수말이 새끼를) 낳게 하다, 창시하다, (책을) 서술하다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 雄親, 祖先
v. - 男親としてつくる, 創始する
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מוליד, אב, אב קדמון, הוד מלכותך
v. tr. - הוליד, היה הורה של
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