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son  (sn)
n.
1. One's male child.
2. A male descendant.
3. A man considered as if in a relationship of child to parent: a son of the soil.
4. One personified or regarded as a male descendant.
5. Used as a familiar form of address for a young man.
6. Son Christianity The second person of the Trinity.

[Middle English, from Old English sunu; see seu-1 in Indo-European roots.]

sonly adj.

son [sʌn]
n
1. a male offspring; a boy or man in relation to his parents
2. a male descendant
3. (often capital) a familiar term of address for a boy or man
4. a male from a certain country, place, etc., or one closely connected with a certain environment a son of the circus Related adjective filial
[Old English sunu; related to Old Norse sunr, Gothic sunus, Old High German sunu, Lithuanian sūnus, Sanskrit sūnu]
sonless  adj
sonlike  adj

Son [sʌn]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the second person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sonson - a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is"
Jnr, Jr, Junior - a son who has the same first name as his father
male offspring, man-child - a child who is male
mama's boy, mamma's boy, mother's boy - a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests
daughter, girl - a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age"
2.Son - the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)

son
noun male child, boy, lad (informal), descendant, son and heir He shared a pizza with his son, Laurence.
Related words
adjective filial
Quotations
"A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother" Bible: Proverbs
Proverbs
"Like father like son"
Translations
son [sʌn] Nhijo m
the youngest/eldest sonel hijo menor/mayor
the Son of Godel Hijo de Dios
the Son of Manel Hijo del Hombre
come here, sonven, hijo
son of a bitchhijo m de puta, hijo m de la chingada(Mex)

son [ˈsʌn] n
(= male child) → fils m
(as form of address)fils m
Don't be frightened by failure, son → N'aie pas peur de l'échec, fils.

son
n (lit, fig)Sohn m; (as address) → mein Junge; Son of God/ManGottes-/Menschensohn m; the sons of men (liter)die Menschen; he’s his father’s soner ist ganz der Vater; son of a bitch (esp US sl) → Scheißkerl m (inf), → Hurensohn m (vulg); (= thing)Scheißding nt (inf); son of a gun (esp US inf) → Schlawiner m (inf)

son [sʌn] nfiglio
come here son (fam) → vieni qui figliolo
the Son of God/of Man (Rel) → il Figlio di Dio/dell'uomo
son [sʌn] nfiglio
come here son (fam) → vieni qui figliolo
the Son of God/of Man (Rel) → il Figlio di Dio/dell'uomo

son
n son [san]
a male child (when spoken of in relation to his parents) He is the son of the manager. seun إبْن син syn søn der Sohn γιος hijo poeg فرزند پسر poika fils בֵּן पुत्र, बेटा sin vkinek a fia anak laki-laki sonur figlio 息子 아들 sūnus dēls anak lelaki zoon sønn syn filho fiu сын syn sin sin son ลูกชาย erkek çocuk, oğul 兒子 син بیٹا، فرزند con trai
n son-in-law
a daughter's husband. skoonseun زَوْج الإبْنَه зет zeť svigersøn der Schwiegersohn γαμπρός (συγγένεια) yerno väimees vävy gendre חַתָן दामाद, दमाद, जमाता, जंवई zet menantu tengdasonur genero 娘の夫 사위 þentas znots menantu lelaki schoonzoon svigersønn zięć genro ginere зять zať zet zet svärson ลูกเขย damat 女婿 зять داماد، بیٹی کا شوہر، جمائی con rể 婿
son of a bitch, bitch

son ابن syn søn Sohn γιος hijo poika fils sin figlio 息子 아들 zoon sønn syn filho сын son ลูกชาย oğul con trai 儿子


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