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>