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son

  • noun
  • /sʌn/

One's male offspring.

Example

“Before the birth of the man's child, he said: "I want a son, not a daughter."”

Other meanings

  1. A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.

  2. A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.

Synonyms

  • boy

Example sentences

  • “Your son doesn't look like you.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “My son is an honor student.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

  • “Her son is patient.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "sunu".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “son” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.