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Son

/sɒn/

One's male offspring.

📖 Definitions of "Son"

noun
  1. 1

    One's male offspring.

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

  2. 2

    A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.

  3. 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. 4

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

    "He was a son of the mafia system."

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