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son

1

[suhn]

noun

  1. a male child or person in relation to his parents.

  2. a male child or person adopted as a son; a person in the legal position of a son.

  3. any male descendant.

    a son of the Aztecs.

  4. a son-in-law.

  5. a person related as if by ties of sonship.

  6. a male person looked upon as the product or result of particular agencies, forces, influences, etc..

    a true son of the soil.

  7. a familiar term of address to a man or boy from an older person, an ecclesiastic, etc.

  8. the Son, the second person of the Trinity; Jesus Christ.



son-

2
  1. variant of soni- before a vowel.

    sonance.

son

1

/ ʌ /

noun

  1. a male offspring; a boy or man in relation to his parents

  2. a male descendant

  3. (often capital) a familiar term of address for a boy or man

  4. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Son

2

/ ʌ /

noun

  1. Christianity the second person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • sonless adjective
  • sonlike adjective
  • ˈDzԱ adjective
  • ˈDzˌ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of son1

before 900; Middle English sone, Old English sunu; cognate with Dutch zoon, German Sohn, Old Norse sunr, sonr, Gothic sunus, Lithuanian ūù, Sanskrit ūԳܲ; akin to Greek ܾó
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of son1

Old English sunu; related to Old Norse sunr, Gothic sunus, Old High German sunu, Lithuanian ūԳܲ, Sanskrit ūԳ
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with son, also see favorite son; like father, like son.
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Example Sentences

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Angus Edy, 52, who is stuck in Tel Aviv with his 22-year-old son, Samuel, said the situation was "horrendous" and the "lack of care" shown by the UK government towards stranded Brits "shocking".

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Mr Asari also asked his son to not share the video further.

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The immortalizing moment, which follows a tearful goodbye between father and son, drew inspiration from J.R.R.

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Kim from Oxfordshire says her son has huge potential - but failings have meant he has missed out on more than two years of education.

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Deputies also “located drugs inside the home” and the musicians’ son was transported to a hospital.

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