son
[ suhn ]
/ sʌn /
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noun
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Origin of son
before 900; Middle English sone,Old English sunu; cognate with Dutch zoon,German Sohn,Old Norse sunr, sonr,Gothic sunus,Lithuanian sūnùs,Sanskrit sūnus; akin to Greek huiós
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sonless, adjectivesonlike, adjectiveOther definitions for son (2 of 2)
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British Dictionary definitions for son (1 of 2)
son
/ (sʌn) /
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 environmenta son of the circus; a son of the manse
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Related adjective: filialDerived forms of son
sonless, adjectivesonlike, adjectiveWord Origin for son
Old English sunu; related to Old Norse sunr, Gothic sunus, Old High German sunu, Lithuanian sūnus, Sanskrit sūnu
British Dictionary definitions for son (2 of 2)
Son
/ (sʌn) /
noun
Christianity the second person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ
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