What does SON mean?

Definitions for SON
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. son, boynoun

    a male human offspring

    "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is"

  2. Son, Word, Logosnoun

    the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)

Wiktionary

  1. sonnoun

    A male child, a boy or man in relation to his parents; one's male offspring.

    The Chinese and Indians say all too often: "I want a son, not a daughter."

  2. sonnoun

    A male adopted person in relation to his adoption parents.

  3. sonnoun

    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. sonnoun

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

    He was a son of the mafia system.

  5. sonnoun

    A male descendant.

    The pharaohs were believed to be sons of the Sun.

  6. sonnoun

    A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.

    Son, can't you see that she's just a little girl? uE00014371uE001 Bruce Springsteen, "Working on the Highway"

  7. Sonnoun

    Jesus Christ, whom Christians believe to be the son of God.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. SONnoun

    Etymology: sunus, Gothick; suna , Saxon; sohn, German; son, Swedish; sone, Dutch; syn, Sclavonian.

    She had a son for her cradle, ere she had a husband for her bed. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    Cast out this bondwoman and her son. Gen. xxi. 10.

    He compares the affection of the Divine Being to the indulgence of a wise father, who would have his sons exercised with labour and pain, that they may gather strength. Addison.

    I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings. Is. xix.

    Be plain, good son, and homely in thy drift;
    Riddling confession finds but riddling shrift. William Shakespeare.

    Britain then
    Sees arts her savage sons controul. Alexander Pope.

    If thou be the son of God, come down. Mat. xxvii. 40.

    Our imperfections prompt our corruption, and loudly tell us we are sons of earth. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

    Earth’s tall sons, the cedar, oak, and pine,
    Their parents undecaying strength declare. Richard Blackmore.

    This new fav’rite
    Of heav’n, this man of clay, son of despite. John Milton.

Wikipedia

  1. Son

    A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative.

ChatGPT

  1. son

    A son is a male offspring or child of a parent or parents.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sonnoun

    a male child; the male issue, or offspring, of a parent, father or mother

  2. Sonnoun

    a male descendant, however distant; hence, in the plural, descendants in general

  3. Sonnoun

    any young male person spoken of as a child; an adopted male child; a pupil, ward, or any other male dependent

  4. Sonnoun

    a native or inhabitant of some specified place; as, sons of Albion; sons of New England

  5. Sonnoun

    the produce of anything

  6. Sonnoun

    jesus Christ, the Savior; -- called the Son of God, and the Son of man

  7. Etymology: [OE. sone, sune, AS. sunu; akin to D. zoon, OS., OFries., & OHG. sunu, G. sohn, Icel. sonr, Sw. son, Dan. sn, Goth. sunus, Lith. sunus, Russ. suin', Skr. snu (from s to beget, to bear), and Gr. son. 293. Cf. Sow, n.]

Wikidata

  1. Son

    A son is a male offspring; a boy or man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Son

    sun, n. a male child or descendant: any young male person spoken of as a child: a term of affection generally: a disciple: a native or inhabitant: the produce of anything.—n. Son′-in-law, the husband of one's daughter.—adj. Son′less, without a son.—ns. Son′ny, a little son; Son′ship, state or character of a son.—Son of man, Christ as the promised Messiah, the ideal man; The Son, Christ, as the second person in the Trinity. [A.S. sunu; Dut. zoon, Ger. sohn.]

Editors Contribution

  1. son

    A male human being cocreated by a set of parents.

    Their son is handsome, loving and kind in spirit.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 24, 2020  


  2. son

    A male human being created with sperm and ovum.

    Our son is so loving, joyful and fun to be with.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 24, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SON

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Son is ranked #3541 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Son surname appeared 10,094 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Son.

    82.8% or 8,358 total occurrences were Asian.
    9.5% or 961 total occurrences were White.
    4.2% or 426 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.9% or 195 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.3% or 134 total occurrences were Black.
    0.2% or 20 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'SON' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #756

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'SON' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1044

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'SON' in Nouns Frequency: #230

Anagrams for SON »

  1. NOS

  2. No.'s

  3. nos

  4. ons

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SON in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SON in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of SON in a Sentence

  1. Junko Ishido:

    My son felt he had to do everything in his power to try to rescue a friend and acquaintance.

  2. Dinh Chau Hieu Tam:

    He spreads the love to everyone, he is my furry son. I just love him and am proud of him so much.

  3. Pete Mercurio:

    We still can't believe it. I mean, we believe it because we have a 21-year-old kid that's graduating from college this spring, i love this kid more than anything in the world, I really didn't know this kind of love existed in this world until my son came into our life. And Danny Stewart for dinner feels the same way.

  4. Macy Gray:

    These are parents that have to live with that pain, a pain that never goes away. And you can’t fix it. You can’t take away that pain from a mother who lost her son or daughter through murder. But you can make some things easier, like helping financially with funerals. And the biggest request we receive is mental health resources. They all want someone to talk to, but they don’t know where to go.

  5. Josh Xaver:

    I'm heartbroken for my son, i'm heartbroken for the victims.

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