son-

combining form

variants or sono-

: sound

sonic

sonogram

Word History

Etymology

Latin sonus sound

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)