to sire

Examples

• All

• Odin could have sired him, but I did.

  The Vikings (1958)

• He will sire the next leader.

  Witchcraft II: The Temptress (1990)

• But she would have one and have given a thousand men the chance to sire that one.

  Fiction book (1992)

• If they do, they sire illegitimate children.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Well, he has to sire his child between 11:00 and midnight tomorrow night.

  End of Days (1999)

• I don't know if I'll ever be able to sire kids.

  Fiction book (1995)

• I went to the United States, didn't get married, didn't sire children, and didn't lose any.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Zaknafein had sired two, and only two, children with Malice.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Zuri is a silverback western lowland gorilla who has sired seven offspring at the Bronx Zoo.

  Academic text (2007)

• Zuri is a silverback western lowland gorilla who has sired seven offspring at the Bronx Zoo.

Synonyms

B

to breed

vsto sire

167 1.8

To make animals have babies, often by choosing their parents

refers to a single male parent rather than the act of pairing animals

F

to father

vsto sire

32 2.7

To be the male parent of a child

is a term mainly used for male animals in breeding contexts

G

to generate

vsto sire

19 3.0

To make young animals or plants

is specifically used for male animals or men rather than any producer

B

to beget

vsto sire

• Archaic

8 9.9

To become the father of a child, especially in old or religious language

is the modern and practical term rather than an archaic biblical style

E

to engender

vsto sire

• Archaic

2 7.2

To cause the birth of children or young animals

focuses on male parentage while this term can be more general

Surface Forms

Etymology