sire
Dam's breeding partner
Sire is a male parent, especially of a horse or other animal used in breeding: The stallion sired three champions.
In formal or historical address, sire was a title of respect for a king or lord: Yes, sire.
The verb means to father offspring, used almost exclusively for animals or, when applied to humans, with archaic or ironic effect.
Male parent
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- begetterOne who brings forth
- patriarchMale head of family
- procreatorOne who produces offspring
paternity · fatherhood · dad · papa · daddy · pop · pa · old man
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- stallionIntact male breeding horse
- bullSteer before castration
- ramAdult male sheep
- boarUndomesticated male swine
mate · insemination · bloodline · pedigree · lineage · purebred · stock · genetics
Nobleman or ruler
- dukeHighest-ranking nobleman
- earlBritish hereditary noble rank
- baronLow-ranking peer
- viscountMid-ranking British noble
marquess · count · baronet · knight · peerage · aristocracy · gentry · blueblood
Impressive supreme dignity
- lordNobleman or ruler
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
- sovereignSupreme in power
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
king · emperor · regent · highness · crown · throne · reign · dynasty
Possessed elegance or blessing
- excellencySuperior merit or virtue
- masterAuthority or controller
- milordAddress for English aristocrats
- honorificRespectful form of address
formal · respectful · deferential · courtly · address · title
father
Male parent
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- begetterOne who brings forth
- patriarchMale head of family
procreator · paternity · fatherhood · dad · papa · daddy · pop · pa · old man · parent
stud
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boar · mate · insemination · bloodline · pedigree · lineage · purebred · stock · genetics · progeny
lord
Nobleman or ruler
viscount · marquess · count · baronet · knight · peerage · aristocracy · gentry · blueblood · patrician
majesty
Impressive supreme dignity
monarch · king · emperor · regent · highness · crown · throne · reign · dynasty · coronation
your grace
Possessed elegance or blessing
- excellencySuperior merit or virtue
- masterAuthority or controller
- milordAddress for English aristocrats
honorific · formal · respectful · deferential · courtly · address · title
- fatherhooddad, daddy, papa, father, pa
- horse racingthoroughbred, horse racing, racehorse, flat race, horses
- horseshorse, mare, mares, stallion, stallions
- livestock farmingcattle ranch, dairy farm, stud farm, sheep shearing, pig farm
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- Vampiresvampire, vampires, vampirism, fangs, coffin
- yes sirRespectful military assent
- no sirPolite formal rejection
- police sirenLaw enforcement warning sound
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- dear sirEpistolary salutation
- siren songDangerous, irresistible appeal