Main Entry: ¹own

Pronunciation: \ˈōn\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse eiginn, Old English āgan to possess — more at owe

Date: before 12th century

1 : belonging to oneself or itself —usually used following a possessive case or possessive adjective <cooked my own dinner>
2 —used to express immediate or direct kinship <an own son> <an own sister>