Used in a Sentence

sired

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sired.

Editorial note

The reporters did mention that Mr Musk had sired 14 publicly known children, and indeed, they mentioned 14.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

(transitive, of a male) To father; to beget.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sired gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive, of a male) To father; to beget.

verb

(transitive, fantasy) To turn (another person) into a vampire.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sired.

verb

(transitive, of a male) To father; to beget.

verb

(transitive, fantasy) To turn (another person) into a vampire.

Example sentences

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The reporters did mention that Mr Musk had sired 14 publicly known children, and indeed, they mentioned 14.

2

When a lion takes over a pride they are documented to kill the cubs sired by the prior male.

3

If Elon sired 50 children and abandoned them, that's evil and wrong, but that's completely orthogonal to my business.

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Male lions are known to kill cubs sired by other males so that they can replace them with their own offspring.

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Again, anecdotally, my father sired two gay sons, who had to go to great lengths to have a less traumatic life.

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Oh I forgot to mention a pretty important factor: That he probably sired a bunch of bastard sons.

7

You would not be here without the long chain of individuals who sired you.

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High status woman chose to have her children sired by a very smart, very rich, semi good looking man who is over six feet tall.

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I enjoyed watching him for the remaining year that we lived there, and he sired a whole wave of charcoal rabbits.

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There's even proof that he sired children by his slaves.

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Personally, I'm planning to embellish my accomplishments by saying I have sired 5 kids.

12

My adopted daughter is our fourth child and I've got the same attachment to her that I have to the three I sired.

Quote examples

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> Adams' men called Vice President Jefferson "a mean-spirited, low-lived fellow, the son of a half-breed Indian squaw, sired by a Virginia mulatto father."

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> Requiring me to call someone who was born with a penis, and who has sired children a "she" is telling me to say that 2 + 2 = 5.

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> If a coworker of mine who I know to be a biological male (he has sired children, etc.) socially transitions (no surgery), should I be forced to call him "she" What does "forced" mean?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sired in a sentence?

The reporters did mention that Mr Musk had sired 14 publicly known children, and indeed, they mentioned 14.

What does sired mean?

(transitive, of a male) To father; to beget.

What part of speech is sired?

sired is commonly used as verb.