son

1 of 2

noun

ˈsən 

1

a

: a human male offspring especially of human beings

b

: a male adopted child

c

: a human male descendant

2

Son : 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)

sonhood

ˈsən-ˌhu̇d 

noun

son-

2 of 2

combining form

variants or sono-

: sound

sonic

sonogram

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

The former has hit mostly figures of the country's opposition, while the latter has raised questions of wrongdoing by one of Lula's sons. — Mauricio Savarese, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

Carla has co-custody of her son Louis (Adrien Bobinet) with ex-husband Olivier (David Talbot), though recently she’s been canceling or pushing back her weeks. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Before the turbines arrived, their son, Dallas, was obsessed with xAI’s founder. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

The affluent coastal community gave its native son 51% of the vote in the June 2 primary, which would have been enough to win the job outright. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

Combining form

Latin sonus sound

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing son

• favorite son
• prodigal son/daughter
• son et lumière
• son-in-law
• son of a gun
• son of God
• son of man

Rhymes for son

• bun
• done
• dun
• fun
• gun
• hun
• jun
• none
• nun
• one
• pun
• run

Kids Definition

son

noun

ˈsən 

1

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)