son
[ suhn ]
/ sʌn /
noun
Origin of son
before 900; Middle English
sone, Old English
sunu; cognate with Dutch
zoon, German
Sohn, Old Norse
sunr, sonr, Gothic
sunus, Lithuanian
sūnùs, Sanskrit
sūnus; akin to Greek
huiós
OTHER WORDS FROM son
son·less, adjective son·like, adjectiveWords nearby son
Definition for son (2 of 2)
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British Dictionary definitions for son (1 of 2)
son
/ (sʌn) /
noun
a male offspring; a boy or man in relation to his parents
a male descendant
(often capital)
a familiar term of address for a boy or man
a male from a certain country, place, etc, or one closely connected with a certain environment
a son of the circus; a son of the manse
Other words from son
Related adjective: filialDerived forms of son
sonless, adjective sonlike, adjectiveWord Origin for son
Old English
sunu; related to Old Norse
sunr, Gothic
sunus, Old High German
sunu, Lithuanian
sūnus, Sanskrit
sūnu
British Dictionary definitions for son (2 of 2)
Son
/ (sʌn) /
noun
Christianity
the second person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ
Idioms and Phrases with son
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