sire
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- noun
- /saɪər/
- Specialized
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padre
- But each year, when it comes time for a female to reproduce, she visits the leks to find a sire for her offspring.
- progeny of sires
- sires and dams
- the male parent
Examples
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I bred her to my first really important sire, Pridey.
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And great colts come from great sires.
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Here the sire may serve the dam
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If he does get a chance as a sire, I hope he passes that on to his babies.
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As a matter of fact, his sire was Man O'War.
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Of the seven, only Union Rags' sire belongs to a group that has been successful in the Derby.
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The A.P. Indy sire has won seven Derby preps so far and is obviously the hot line right now.
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We also should not ignore the influence of Bold Ruckus, the sire of Uncaptured's second dam.
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Lion Heart's great-grandsire Storm Bird was bred by Taylor, as were that horse's sire and grandsire, Northern Dancer and Nearctic.
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The stallion is known as a successful sire, having produced numerous award-winning foals.
Synonyms
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3.2
An adult male horse kept for breeding
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6.2
An adult male horse kept for breeding
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An adult horse that is male, often not castrated
An adult male horse kept for breeding
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Etymology
Sire comes from the same old Latin word senior meaning 'older', and this sense moved to family life where the male parent is the older generation. So a male animal that fathers young is called a sire.