son

[ suhn ]

/ sʌn /

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.

Words nearby son

somogyi unit, somoni, somoza, somoza debayle, somy, son, son et lumière, son of a bitch, son of a gun, son of adam, son of god

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

OTHER WORDS FROM son

son·less, adjectiveson·like, adjective

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Examples from the Web for sons

How many husbands, wives, sons, and daughters have we lost to a broken system?
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I 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|DAILY BEAST
Both 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|DAILY BEAST
That goodness steered him clear of the Sex Boys, the Crazy Homicides, the Sons of Nuns, and the other gangs of East New York.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He would talk to Mecallari and the staff about what was of paramount importance to him, his two sons.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I could feel, in the cottage of such a peasant, and seated beside such men as his two sons, the full force of the remark.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2|Alexander Leighton
The sons especially do not give her the respect that was once her unquestioned due.
Oriental Women|Edward Bagby Pollard
His sons rejoice that "His draughts no sensuall waters ever stain'd."
Francis Beaumont: Dramatist|Charles Mills Gayley
The family consisted of eleven children, five sons and six daughters, of whom Brigham was the ninth.
The Story of the Mormons|William Alexander Linn
If perchance the mother also possessed an inheritance that was also divided among the sons to the exclusion of daughters.
Woman, Church & State|Matilda Joslyn Gage

British Dictionary definitions for sons (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

Other words from son

Related adjective: filial

Derived forms of son

sonless, adjectivesonlike, adjective

Word 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 sons (2 of 2)

Son

/ (sʌn) /

noun

Christianity the second person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ

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Idioms and Phrases with sons

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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Examples from the Web for sons

British Dictionary definitions for sons (1 of 2)

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for sons (2 of 2)

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