Son

Quick meaning: Son is a noun meaning One's male offspring.

Meaning

One's male offspring.

More Meanings

1. A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.
2. A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by social conflict.
3. A person regarded as the product of some place.
4. A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.
5. (UK, New York City, colloquial) An informal address to a friend or person of equal authority.
6. (computing) The current version of a file, derived from the preceding father file.
7. A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.

Example Sentences

He was a son of the mafia system.

Son, can't you see that she's just a little girl?

Eli called Samuel his son. Be plain, good son, and homely in thy drift.

Before the birth of the man's child, he said: "I want a son, not a daughter."

Word Forms

• sons
• sonne
• sonning
• sonned

Synonyms for son

Depending on context, synonyms include lad, word, logos.

Antonyms for son

Common opposites include daughter, father, mother, parent, girl.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include logos, word, grandson, son-in-law, dad, stepdaughter.

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