son

noun \ ˈsən \

|Updated on: 10 Jul 2018

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Definition of son

1 a : 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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sonhood

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Examples of son in a Sentence

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

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Brazeau checked with his son, a career soldier, and his grandson, who now serves in the Army.

— david owens, courant.com, "74 Years Later, Connecticut Airman Shot Down Over France In WW II To Get Proper Burial," 7 July 2018
Nick, the son of Lisa Horsman, built benches and bird houses at Church of the Holy Spirit in Forestville for his Eagle Scout project.

— mary schneidau sullivan, Laurel Leader, "Keeping local news important [Old Town," 6 July 2018
ArtPrize, which was launched by Rick DeVos – a son of Betsy DeVos – a decade ago, is an art competition open to anyone.

— christa case bryant, The Christian Science Monitor, "How young liberals' moves to Red America may temper political divides," 6 July 2018
Her two daughters fled, but by the time M made it out the door with her 2-year-old son, six soldiers were waiting.

— Washington Post, "Silent pain: Rohingya rape survivors’ babies quietly emerge," 5 July 2018
Fanny Lorenzo, left, with her son Endy Lorenzo in this picture from Fanny's Facebook page.

— david ovalle, miamiherald, "Feds decided to deport her — two decades after her Miami marijuana arrest," 5 July 2018
Eddy's father, interviewed in the documentary, didn't connect with his son, who grew more erratic and depressed after Bobby quit the restaurant, and who killed himself in 1995.

— j.r. jones, Chicago Reader, "Triplets ripped from family in a Nazi-like experiment, probed in Three Identical Strangers," 5 July 2018
The boy spent more than a month with a foster family in California before being released in April to his mother, who had turned herself in at a Port of Entry in Texas with her younger son.

— shelby grad, latimes.com, "Essential California: The Fourth of July's filthy air," 4 July 2018
Forty-eight-year-old Denise Nieves, who has high blood pressure, lives in a hotel in West Springfield with her son, who suffers from neurological dysfunctions.

— CBS News, "Judge to decide on order blocking Puerto Rican evictions," 2 July 2018

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Origin and Etymology of son

Middle English sone, from Old English sunu; akin to Old High German sun son, Greek hyios

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First Known Use: before 12th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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son-

combining form

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Definition of son-

: sound

sonic

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Origin and Etymology of son-

Latin sonus sound

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son

noun

Definition of son for English Language Learners

: a male child
the Son : the second person of the Trinity in the Christian religion : Jesus Christ

SON Defined for Kids

son

noun \ ˈsən \

Definition of son for Students

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)

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