Definition of son Son

/sʌˈn/ - [sun] - son

We found 19 definitions of son from 8 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: sons

son - a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is"
  boy
  daughter, girl a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age"
  male offspring, man-child a child who is male
  jnr, jr, junior the younger of two persons; "she is two years my junior"
  mama's boy, mamma's boy, mother's boy a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests
son - the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • son (Noun)
    A male child, a boy or man in relation to his parents; one's male offspring.
  • son (Noun)
    A male adopted person in relation to his adoption parents.
  • son (Noun)
    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.
  • son (Noun)
    A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.
  • son (Noun)
    A male descendant.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • son (n.)
    A male child; the male issue, or offspring, of a parent, father or mother.
  • son (n.)
    A male descendant, however distant; hence, in the plural, descendants in general.
  • son (n.)
    Any young male person spoken of as a child; an adopted male child; a pupil, ward, or any other male dependent.
  • son (n.)
    A native or inhabitant of some specified place; as, sons of Albion; sons of New England.
  • son (n.)
    The produce of anything.
  • son (n.)
    Jesus Christ, the Savior; -- called the Son of God, and the Son of man.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • son
    One's male child.
  • son
    ISO 639-6 entity

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • son
    sun, n. a male child or descendant: any young male person spoken of as a child: a term of affection generally: a disciple: a native or inhabitant: the produce of anything.—n. Son′-in-law, the husband of one's daughter.—adj. Son′less, without a son.—ns. Son′ny, a little son; Son′ship, state or character of a son.—Son of man, Christ as the promised Messiah, the ideal man; The Son, Christ, as the second person in the Trinity. [A.S. sunu; Dut. zoon, Ger. sohn.]

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

  • son
    My son's my son till he hath got him a wife, But my daughter's my daughter all the days of her life.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A son is the male child of a mother and father. The opposite of a son is a daughter. If the child has siblings then the son is a brother.

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  • son, noun, singular of sons.

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