sire

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
2. 2
   A male animal that has fathered a particular offspring (especially used of domestic animals and/or in biological research).
3. 3
   A father; the head of a family; the husband.
4. 4
   A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.
5. 5
   The vampire who turned another person.

Verb

1. 1
   To father; to beget.
2. 2
   To turn (another person) into a vampire.