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son - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'son' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Son [ n.]
- A male child; the male issue, or offspring, of a parent, father or mother.
- A male descendant, however distant; hence, in the plural, descendants in general.
- Any young male person spoken of as a child; an adopted male child; a pupil, ward, or any other male dependent.
- A native or inhabitant of some specified place; as, sons of Albion; sons of New England.
- The produce of anything.
- Jesus Christ, the Savior; -- called the Son of God, and the Son of man.

Meaning of 'son' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . son [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a male human offspring
Example in sentence:
  • his boy is taller than he is;
  • their son became a famous judge