sirrah

[sir-uh]

noun

Archaic.

1. a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.

sirrah

/ ˈsɪrə /

noun

1. archaic,  a contemptuous term used in addressing a man or boy

Word History and Origins

Origin of sirrah¹

1520–30; extended form of sir; source of final vowel is unclear

Word History and Origins

Origin of sirrah¹

C16: probably variant of _sire

Example Sentences

The mind builds itself like a sirrah’s nest with whatever is at hand: silk threads and stolen hair and the feathers of dead kin.

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Give it to me: give it to me, sirrah.

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"And who are you, sirrah?" demanded Felgate, giving him a fierce look that cowed him for the time.

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He had told me that my tongue outran my thoughts, and I stood silent until he asked me curtly, "Well, sirrah, what do you say?"

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Bear it in mind, sirrah; and when you perform, give Perigord a wide berth.

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