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sirrah¹

  • /ˈsɪɹə/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ɪɹə

Where it comes from

An extended form of sir; the source of the final vowel is unclear. See also siree.

noun sirrahs

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

Sirrah²

Where it comes from

From Arabic سُرَّة (surra, “navel”).

proper noun Sirah

  1. Synonym of Alpheratz.

    Similar: Alpheratz

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noun term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child

हिन्दीअरे are
DeutschBursche, Knabe
Русскийбра́тец brátec, любе́зный ljubéznyj

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"sirrah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sirrah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"sirrah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sirrah.

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@misc{sirrah_2026,
  title = {sirrah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sirrah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}