sire - sires, siring, sired

• Meaning:
  
• [as noun] male ancestor, father (esp. of domesticated mammal); founder
  
• [as verb] beget
  
• In Chinese: (某樣東西，某套學說) 之父， 祖先， 誕生， 孕育
  
• Where we first met: New York Times Book Review - the 19th century French novelist Gustave Faubert is the sire of the modern narrative.