| VERB | body | sire, beget, get, engender, father, mother, generate, bring forth | make children |
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| NOUN | person | sire | a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority |
| person | sire, forefather, father | the founder of a family | |
| animal | sire | male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse |
| Sounds | say'er | |
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| Rhymes | acquire ... wire: 63 rhymes with ayer... | |
| Meaning | A title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority. | |
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| Broader | Lord, noble, nobleman | A titled peer of the realm |
| Spanish | sire | |
| Catalan | sire | |
| Meaning | The founder of a family. | |
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| Synonyms | forefather, father | |
| Narrower | patriarch | Any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race |
| Broader | ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) |
| Spanish | antepasado, padre | |
| Catalan | avantpassat, pare | |
| Verbs | sire | make children |
| Meaning | male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse. | |
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| Broader | male | An animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) |
| Spanish | padre, semental | |
| Catalan | pare | |
| Verbs | sire | make children |
| Meaning | make children. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | beget, get, engender, father, mother, generate, bring forth | |
| Broader | make, create | make or cause to be or to become |
| Spanish | concebir, engendrar, generar, producir | |
| Catalan | engendrar, generar | |
| Nouns | sire | male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse |
| sire | the founder of a family | |
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