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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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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Donoghue’s 10- and 13-year-old sons grew up there — the family, which lives about half an hour away, got a season pass when their younger son, Ray, was 6 months old.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Paolo Tiramani An industrial designer, Paolo Tiramani co-founded a modular homes company, BOXABL, with his son.
—Melanie Hicken, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The fantasy epic starred Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza, Laurence Fishburne, Jon Voight, Grace VanderWaal, Shia LaBeouf and Dustin Hoffman, plus Coppola’s sister Talia Shire and her son Jason Schwartzman.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The letter writer had expressed her displeasure to her son about their parenting in this regard, but the son didn’t change.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/son. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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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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