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son
1[suhn]
noun
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
a male child or person adopted as a son; a person in the legal position of a son.
any male descendant.
a son of the Aztecs.
a son-in-law.
a person related as if by ties of sonship.
a male person looked upon as the product or result of particular agencies, forces, influences, etc..
a true son of the soil.
a familiar term of address to a man or boy from an older person, an ecclesiastic, etc.
the Son, the second person of the Trinity; Jesus Christ.
son-
2variant of soni- before a vowel.
sonance.
son
1/ ʌ /
noun
a male offspring; a boy or man in relation to his parents
a male descendant
(often capital) a familiar term of address for a boy or man
a male from a certain country, place, etc, or one closely connected with a certain environment
a son of the circus
a son of the manse
Son
2/ ʌ /
noun
Christianity the second person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ
Other Word Forms
- sonless adjective
- sonlike adjective
- ˈDzԱ adjective
- ˈDzˌ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of son1
Word History and Origins
Origin of son1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Even so, on the morning of the event, their son wanted to revisit the decision, asking his parents if they were comfortable with it.
Rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston should have been knighted years ago when he could have still fully appreciated its significance, his son has said.
She told the BBC: "I just want to be able to speak to him as a mother and ask him about my son."
Brian had found it hard seeing how much his son was suffering on dialysis and wanted to do something to change the situation.
The younger son, who is disabled, lives with Ray.
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