[sire] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L senior older--more at senior] (13c) 1 a: father b archaic: male ancestor: forefather c: author, originator
2. a archaic: a man of rank or authority; esp: lord--used formerly as a form of address and as a title b obs: an elderly man: senior
3: the male parent of an animal and esp. of a domestic anima l
[2]sire vt sired ; sir.ing (1611) 1: beget--used esp. of male domestic animals
2: to bring into being: originate