son

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Definition of son

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a human male offspring especially of human beings

b : a male adopted child

c : a human male descendant

2 capitalized : the second person of the Trinity

3 : a person closely associated with or deriving from a formative agent (such as a nation, school, or race)

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Definition of son- (Entry 2 of 2)

: sound sonic sonogram

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Examples of son in a Sentence

Noun She gave birth to a son. They have two sons and a daughter. He is the son of a lawyer and a doctor. the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Shortly after the funeral, my adult son (the only grandchild) arrived and loaded his car with all the toilet paper, paper towels, light bulbs, cleaning products, etc. — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, "Dear Abby: Grandson helps himself to items from late grandfather’s house," 4 Jan. 2021 Stepp and his wife, Brooke, welcomed their second child, daughter Allison Blair, on Dec. 17, joining son Courtland. — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, "Arkansas assistant Stepp leaving for South Carolina," 4 Jan. 2021 After a visit to Quincy, Mass., John, Abigail, and son John Quincy Adams fascinated me. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "The Fast Forward 2020 Winter Bookies reading list," 4 Jan. 2021 Barbur’s son Akbar had a department dedicated solely to developing scents for corporeal and culinary purposes. — Travel, "This ancient town is the perfume capital of India," 4 Jan. 2021 The woman's son ran down and thanked the surfer in between tears, Wright said. — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, "A pro surfer rescues a woman struggling in rough water on Hawaii's North Shore," 3 Jan. 2021 One of the key worries among his supporters is that Coulibaly’s middle son is non-verbal and severely autistic. — Katy Reckdahl, NOLA.com, "This Louisiana teacher of 19 years is locked up now and facing deportation," 3 Jan. 2021 Tommy Raskin, as the son was known, was a second-year student at Harvard Law School and was a graduate of Amherst College. — Washington Post, "Raskin announces memorial fund in son’s name," 3 Jan. 2021 The Carmelite monk and superstar Latinist from Milwaukee was the loyal son, nephew, and brother of plumbers. — Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, "Tradition without Traditionalism: Reginald Foster Requiescat in Pace," 2 Jan. 2021

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9 Jan 2021

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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/son. Accessed 20 Jan. 2021.

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son

noun

English Language Learners Definition of son

: a male child

: the second person of the Trinity in the Christian religion : Jesus Christ

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Kids Definition of son

1 : a male child or offspring

2 : a man or boy closely associated with or thought of as a child of something (as a country, race, or religion) sons of liberty

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