son
/sɒn/
noun
- 1
One's male offspring.
“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.
“He was a son of the mafia system.”
- 5
A male descendant.
“The pharaohs were believed to be sons of the Sun.”
- 6
A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.
- 7
An informal address to a friend or person of equal authority.
verb
- 1
To produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son.
- 2
To address (someone) as "son".
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