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"etymology_text": "An extended form of sir; the source of the final vowel is unclear. See also siree.",
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}
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"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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"examples": [
{
"ref": "1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii], page 116, column 2:",
"text": "Kemp. Yea marry, let them come before mee, what is your name, friend? / Bor. Borachio. / Kem. Pray write downe Borachio. Yours ſirra. / Con. I am a Gentleman ſir, and my name is Conrade.",
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{
"ref": "c. 1613 (first performance), John Fletcher, “The Tragedie of Bonduca”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act II, scene iii, page 54, column 1:",
"text": "VVhat ſay you to a leg of Beef novv, ſirha?",
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}
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"A term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child. A modern-day equivalent would be \"little man\"."
],
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"(obsolete) A term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child. A modern-day equivalent would be \"little man\"."
],
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Bursche"
},
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child",
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"word": "Knabe"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "are",
"sense": "term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child",
"word": "अरे"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "eṭā",
"sense": "term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child",
"word": "എടാ"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "brátec",
"sense": "term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "бра́тец"
},
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"sense": "term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "любе́зный"
},
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"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "ṭēy",
"sense": "term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "டேய்"
}
]
}
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"ipa": "/ˈsɪɹə/",
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]
},
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"rhymes": "-ɪɹə"
}
],
"word": "sirrah"
}
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"ref": "1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii], page 116, column 2:",
"text": "Kemp. Yea marry, let them come before mee, what is your name, friend? / Bor. Borachio. / Kem. Pray write downe Borachio. Yours ſirra. / Con. I am a Gentleman ſir, and my name is Conrade.",
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"text": "VVhat ſay you to a leg of Beef novv, ſirha?",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"A term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child. A modern-day equivalent would be \"little man\"."
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"(obsolete) A term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child. A modern-day equivalent would be \"little man\"."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈsɪɹə/",
"tags": [
"General-American",
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪɹə"
}
],
"translations": [
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Bursche"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Knabe"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "are",
"sense": "term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child",
"word": "अरे"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "eṭā",
"sense": "term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child",
"word": "എടാ"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "brátec",
"sense": "term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "бра́тец"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ljubéznyj",
"sense": "term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "любе́зный"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "ṭēy",
"sense": "term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "டேய்"
}
],
"word": "sirrah"
}
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