Thesaurus results for SON

son

noun

Definition of son

as in boy

a male human born to parents Their two sons were always in competition with one another.

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Recent Examples of son Her son and Panettiere’s younger brother also died in February 2023 at the age of 28. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 23 Aug. 2026 After their son died in a Penn State hazing incident, Timothy Piazza’s family was instrumental in pushing for reforms of the university’s Greek system. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026 Forty years later, his son, Zachary, was a star basketball player at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Pringle’s sons were with their dad and both were happy to meet Mahomes. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for son

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was first published in 1876 and is all about a boy growing up along the Mississippi River in the 1840s and who is constantly getting into sticky situations.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Mario Lopez While Mario Lopez’s boys were getting ready for their first day of school, big sister Gia was still enjoying her summer break.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

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The strike in the town of Zawaida also wounded at least five other people, including a child, according to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital, which received the casualties.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Moore, a 47-year-old elementary school teacher, had spent most of his career teaching children around Summer’s age.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of child

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The 34-year-old gave birth there to all three kids, Levi, 5, Elijah, 3, and Rae, who turns 1 in September.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Just as many people can’t afford to have someone else clean their homes, landscape their yards or nanny their kids, those struggling to make ends meet may need to lean on AI assistance.

— Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

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