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ˈsɪr əsir·rah

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sirrahnoun

    formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger

Wiktionary

  1. sirrahnoun

    a term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child. A modern day equivalent would be "little man".

  2. Sirrahnoun

    an alternative name for the star Alpheratz, or Alpha Andromedae

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sirrahnoun

    Etymology: sir, ha! Minshew.

    Go, sirrah, to my cell;
    Take with you your companions: as you look
    To have my pardon, trim it handsomely. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

    Sirrah, There’s no room for faith, troth, or honesty in this bosom of thine. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

    It runs in the blood of your whole race, sirrah, to hate our family. Roger L'Estrange.

    Guess how the goddess greets her son,
    Come hither, sirrah; no, begone. Matthew Prior.

ChatGPT

  1. sirrah

    Sirrah is an archaic term used as a term of address for a man or boy, often used in a disrespectful or contemptuous manner. It was commonly used in the 16th and 17th centuries in England.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sirrahnoun

    a term of address implying inferiority and used in anger, contempt, reproach, or disrespectful familiarity, addressed to a man or boy, but sometimes to a woman. In sililoquies often preceded by ah. Not used in the plural

  2. Etymology: [Probably from Icel. sra, fr. F. sire. See Sir.]

Wikidata

  1. Sirrah

    Sirrah was a progressive gothic metal band from Southwestern Poland. They formed in 1992, released two albums, and disbanded in 1999 due to financial issues. Their music includes elements from death metal, doom metal, and later industrial metal. After their break up, Tom, Matt, and Chris went on to form a progressive/avant-garde Industrial metal band called The Man Called TEA.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Sirrah

    sėr′a, n. sir, used in anger or contempt. [An extension of sir.]

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  1. Harris

  2. rarish

  3. arrish

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sirrah in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sirrah in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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