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)
son-
combining formvariants:
or sono-
Definition of son- (Entry 2 of 2)
: sound
sonic sonogram
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The first known use of son was before the 12th century
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