son

son

W1S1 [sʌn] n

[: Old English; Origin: sunu]

1.)

someone's male child

→↑daughter

▪ Her son Sean was born in 1983.

▪ They have three sons and a daughter.

▪ In those days, the property went to the oldest son.

▪ their youngest son, George

son of

▪ the son of a poor farmer

→like father like son at ↑father¹ (7)

2.) [singular] spoken

used by an older person as a way to address a boy or young man

▪ What's your name, son?

3.) the Son

Jesus Christ, the second member of the group from the Christian religion that also includes the Father and the Holy Spirit

4.) [C usually plural] literary

a man, especially a famous man, from a particular place or country

▪ Frank Sinatra, New Jersey's most famous son

5.) my son

used by a priest to address a man or boy

→favourite son at ↑favourite¹ (2)