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Sire - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Master, Mister, Sir, Abba, Agent, Ancestors, Apprentice, Architect, Artist, Author, Bear, Beginner, Birth, Breed, Builder, Catalyst, Cause

Sire can refer to several things:

It is a term for the father (or genetic species providing sperm) of a creature, contrasting to the female term, dam. For example, the sire of a mule would be a donkey, and the dam of a mule would be a horse.

In vampire mythology and fiction, a vampire's sire is the vampire that turned him or her into a vampire.

Grandsire is the term for the sire of a sire, much like grandfather or grandmother.

Example Usage of Sire

joniJEALOUSY: @OHHNAAx you can also use it as a noun.. so i'd be your "Sire". or mother, if you like. :)
joniJEALOUSY: @OHHNAAx LOL, Sire is the word for turning someone into a vampire. so if i Sired you, i'd turn you into one.
OHHNAAx: @joniJEALOUSY hm, i would understand if only i knew what "Sire" meant.
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