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)
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
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Attorneys for Oakley and MSG have a courtroom status conference scheduled for March 4, 2025—more than eight years after the now infamous game and by which point Anthony’s son, high school basketball star Kiyan Anthony, will have made his college basketball commitment.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2024
To develop the film, Winslet worked closely with Miller’s son Antony Penrose (played onscreen by Josh O’Connor), whose biography The Lives of Lee Miller serves as the basis for the screenplay.
—Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
Nathan Clark: To clear the air, my son, Aiden Clark, was not murdered.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
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Noun
McAvoy stars in Speak No Evil as Paddy, who along with his wife, Ciara (Aisling Franciosi) and young son, Ant (Dan Hough) befriend the Daltons—Louise, (Mackenzie Davis), Ben (Scoot McNairy) and their young daughter, Agnes (Alix West Lefler)—during a weeklong vacation stay in Italy.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Attorneys for Oakley and MSG have a courtroom status conference scheduled for March 4, 2025—more than eight years after the now infamous game and by which point Anthony’s son, high school basketball star Kiyan Anthony, will have made his college basketball commitment.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2024
To develop the film, Winslet worked closely with Miller’s son Antony Penrose (played onscreen by Josh O’Connor), whose biography The Lives of Lee Miller serves as the basis for the screenplay.
—Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
Nathan Clark: To clear the air, my son, Aiden Clark, was not murdered.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/son. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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son
noun1
a
: a male offspring especially of human parents
b
: a human male descendant
2
capitalized
: the second person of the Trinity
3
: 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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