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Meaning of son

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

son

Pronunciation:/sɒn//sɒn/

noun

Definitions

  1. One's male offspring.

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

  2. A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.

  3. 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.

  4. A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.

    Example: He was a son of the mafia system.

son

Pronunciation:/sɒn//sɒn/

verb

Definitions

  1. To produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son.

  2. To address (someone) as "son".