From Old French pere, from Latin pater.

peire m (plural peires)

1. father

• meire

• meire

peire

1. (Lancashire) alternative form of paire

• paithe (Jersey)
• père (Guernsey)

From Old French peire, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as feminine singular.

peire f (plural peires)

1. (continental) pear

From Middle Dutch pēre, ultimately from Latin pira.

peire f (plural peirn)

1. pear