sire
Word family nounsiresiring
sire1 /saɪə $ saɪr/ noun1 old usePGOTALK TO somebody used when speaking to a king 陛下〔對國王的尊稱〕The people await you, sire. 臣民在恭候您,陛下。
2. [countableC usually singular]HBA the father of a four-legged animal, especially a horse 〔四足動物的〕雄性種獸;〔尤指〕種馬 sire2 verb [transitiveT]1 TAto be the father of an animal, especially a horse or dog 〔尤指雄性的馬或狗〕生殖,繁殖a stallion that has sired several race winners 繁殖了好幾匹賽馬冠軍的種馬
2 old-fashionedSEX/HAVE SEX WITH to be the father of a child 爲〔人〕之父Sam sired eight children. 薩姆育有八個孩子。
Origin sire1 (1100-1200) Old French Latin senior “older”