sire

A biological father.

The male parent of an animal, especially a domesticated mammal.

The plant or gamete responsible for fertilizing an ovule that develops into a seed.

A male ancestor; a forefather.

A gentleman of rank.

Used as a form of address for a superior, especially a king.

To be the biological father of (a child).

To be the male individual or gamete producing (an animal’s offspring or a plant’s seed) through sexual reproduction.

A master; a lord; hence, a personage of importance; an esquire; a gentleman.