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)
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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Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
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The son of Gun Runner who cost $3 million at a sale last March recorded a 101 Beyer figure in a flashy 5½-furlong debut last summer, and followed that win with another in the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
The president's son advising may be a commonality, but Mansour is quick to argue that Polymarket is the law-breaking, shady foreign exchange, with Kalshi's X account often attacking those who get confused.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
As the driver took off, the frantic mother carried her son back inside the hospital, where teams of doctors performed chest compressions and other rescue efforts, but failed to save him.
—Dave Carlin, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Families want their voices heard Cassandra Johnson, the mother of Trelynn Wormley, was at Sunday’s rally holding her son’s football helmet and a large canvas filled with his pictures.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/son. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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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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