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son

Entries 1 to 10 of 11.

  1. son
  2. son-
  3. favorite son
  4. son et lumière
  5. son–in–law
  6. son of a bitch
  7. son of a gun
  8. son of God
  9. son of man
  10. au bout de son latin

Main Entry:
son Listen to the pronunciation of son
Pronunciation:
\ˈsən\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English sone, from Old English sunu; akin to Old High German sun son, Greek hyios
Date:
before 12th century
1 a: a human male offspring especially of human beings b: a male adopted child c: a human male descendant2capitalized : the second person of the Trinity3: a person closely associated with or deriving from a formative agent (as a nation, school, or race)
— son·hood Listen to the pronunciation of sonhood \-ˌhu̇d\ noun
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