son
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.
Origin of son
1Other words from son
- sonless, adjective
- sonlike, adjective
Other definitions for son- (2 of 2)
variant of soni- before a vowel: sonance.
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How to use son in a sentence
Brands like Lo & Sons and Delsey are already tapping Travel Noire to connect with black travelers.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement | Charlise Ferguson | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHow many husbands, wives, sons, and daughters have we lost to a broken system?
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen | Parker Molloy | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI know that I cannot carry a gun in public and neither can my sons, even if it is a toy.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face? | Goldie Taylor | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoth the Ramos sons squeezed their eyes and lowered their heads, doing their best not to cry.
Choking Back Tears, Thousands of Cops Honor Fallen Officer Ramos | Michael Daly | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI had the opportunity to appear on the popular Sons of Anarchy series in their final season.
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They are very urgent questions; our sons and daughters will have to begin to deal with them from the moment they leave college.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsHe is dead; but his three sons have the estate yet, and I think they would keep their father's promise to the Indians.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonThree sons were the issue of this marriage, one of whom, Maximino Molo, was the father of Pedro.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThen counting Noah and his wife, and his three sons and their wives, there were four pairs of human beings altogether.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)Then the friars call the natives Spaniards and the military officers own us as their sons and they dub us brave soldiers.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for son (1 of 2)
/ (sʌn) /
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
Origin of son
1Other words from son
- Related adjective: filial
Derived forms of son
- sonless, adjective
- sonlike, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Son (2 of 2)
/ (sʌn) /
Christianity the second person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ
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Other Idioms and Phrases with son
In addition to the idiom beginning with son
- song and dance
- son of a bitch
also see:
- favorite son
- like father, like son
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