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Uncommonsire
The correct spelling is sire.
How to pronounce sire
/saɪə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /saɪə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Sir-e
The correct spelling is sire. A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
- 2.A male animal; a stud, especially a horse or dog, that has fathered another.
- 3.A father; the head of a family; the husband.
- 4.A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.
verb
- 1.(of a male) to procreate; to father, beget, impregnate.
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