SIRES Synonyms
15 hypernyms for sires. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SIRES
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| ancestors | noun n | |||||
noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||||||
| dads | noun n | |||||
noun • an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk | ||||||
| fathers | noun n | |||||
noun • a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) • `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military • the founder of a family • (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom • God when considered as the first person in the Trinity • a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization • a person who founds or establishes some institution • the head of an organized crime family verb • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||
| forefathers | noun n | |||||
noun • the founder of a family • person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group | ||||||
| patriarchs | noun n | |||||
noun • title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem) • the male head of family or tribe • any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race • a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself | ||||||
| progenitors | noun n | |||||
noun • an ancestor in the direct line | ||||||
| father | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) • `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military • the founder of a family • (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom • God when considered as the first person in the Trinity • a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization • a person who founds or establishes some institution • the head of an organized crime family verb • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||
| beget | verb v | |||||
verb • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||
| engender | verb v | |||||
verb • call forth • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||
| forefather | noun n | |||||
noun • the founder of a family • person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group | ||||||
| generate | verb v | |||||
verb • produce, create • give or supply • produce (energy) • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||
| get | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent verb • come into the possession of something concrete or abstract • enter or assume a certain state or condition • cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition • receive a specified treatment (abstract) • reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress • go or come after and bring or take back • go through (mental or physical states or experiences) • take vengeance on or get even • achieve a point or goal • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner • succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness • communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone • give certain properties to something • move into a desired direction of discourse • grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of • attract and fix • reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot • reach by calculation • acquire as a result of some effort or action • purchase • perceive by hearing • suffer from the receipt of • receive as a retribution or punishment • leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form • reach and board • irritate • evoke an emotional response • apprehend and reproduce accurately • earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher • overcome or destroy • be a mystery or bewildering to • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action • undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||
| mother | noun n | |||||
noun • a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) • a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar • a term of address for an elderly woman • a term of address for a mother superior • a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation verb • care for like a mother • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||
| bring forth | verb v | |||||
verb • produce, create • bring out for display • bring forth or yield • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||