sire

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sire [sire sires sired siring] noun, verb BrE [ˈsaɪə(r)] NAmE [ˈsaɪər]
noun
1. (technical)the male parent of an animal, especially a horse
compare ↑dam
2. (old use)a word that people used when they addressed a king

Word Origin:
Middle English (in sense 2 of the noun): from Old French, from an alteration of Latin senior older, older man, comparative of senex, sen- ‘old man, old’. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the early 16th cent.
 
verb
1. ~ sth to be the male parent of an animal, especially a horse
2. ~ sth (old-fashioned or humorous)to become the father of a child
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (in sense 2 of the noun): from Old French, from an alteration of Latin senior older, older man, comparative of senex, sen- ‘old man, old’. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the early 16th cent.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  forefather, father, beget, get, engender, mother, generate, bring forth