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son

son

1.0
A male child of his parents
  • noun
  • /sʌn/
translation icon : hijo
  • What is the strangest job your son has ever had?
  • sons and daughters
  • father and son
  • eldest son

He looks at me and he says, my son, come here.

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Examples

  • Never thought his son would be tucking a fortune away into his pocket, eh?

  • The Wilson family has a teenage son with a genetic disability that showed up later in life.

    Academic text (2008)
  • And so when I had my son, I went crazy.

  • And it was your relationship with your son that did that for me.

  • You know, you have a son, beautiful child.

  • Robert decided it was up to him, the only son, to save his family.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I have a loving wife and a son.

  • Throughout the book, the father reassured his son that he would always be there for him.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The story began with the son's birth and progressed through his childhood and teenage years.

    Academic text (2008)
  • My son loves to play soccer in the park every weekend.

Synonyms

boy
vsson
1.0

A young male who is not yet an adult

refers specifically to a male child in relation to his parents

Antonyms

1.0

A female child of someone

Idioms

son of a gun
  • Informal
24 8.3

A person people like and admire for being tough or clever

9.9

A rude insult people use as a joke or to hurt someone

son of a snake
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who lies or cheats and cannot be trusted

Compounds

son of a bitch
  • Offensive
665 9.9

A rude word for a person who is cruel or very annoying

85 2.1

A man who is married to your daughter

favorite son
  • Literature
6 7.6

A politician from a state who has strong local support and whom people choose to keep the state's delegates loyal

son of a whore
  • Offensive
4 9.9

A very rude name people use to show strong anger or dislike toward someone

mother's son
  • Literature
3 7.7

All the men in a group

2 3.4

A boy or man raised by a family that is not his birth family

A boy or young man raised and cared for by people who are not his birth parents

son of Adam
  • Literature
8.1

A human being who has common faults and limits

son of the morning
  • Literature
9.7

A person who brings hope and a feeling of a better future

An old book of wise sayings and moral teachings like Proverbs

How Close

son
1.0
grandson
293 1.0

Surface Forms

son singular
sons plural

Etymology

The word son comes from an old German word sunu that meant 'male child'. You can still see the same root in German Sohn, so son today means a male child in a family.