The early form of ‘sir’, originally placed before a man’s name to indicate that he was a knight. The word basically means ‘senior’. The knightly prefix developed into ‘sir’: ‘sire’ became a special...

Sire or siring may refer to: A biological father, the counterpart of a dam Sire Records, a record label Sire Advertising, an advertising agency The Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) Sire (vampire), the vampiric progenitor of another...