Definitions for son
sʌnson

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.4 / 7 votes

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)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SONnoun

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

   1. A male born of one or begotten by one; correlative to father or mother.

   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.

   2. Descendant however distant: as, the sons of Adam.

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

   3. Compellation of an old to a young man, or of a confessor to his penitent.

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

   4. Native of a country.

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

   5. The second person of the Trinity.

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

   6. Product of any thing.

   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.

   7. In scripture, sons of pride, and sons of light, denoting some quality. ’Tis a Hebraism.

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. son

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

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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  

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   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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1. son

   The son symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the son symbol and its characteristic.

2. SON

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3. Son

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Hypostasis
   • Male Offspring

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

How to pronounce son?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say son in sign language?

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. Brandon Caserta:

   As painful as this has been, had someone else done this before us, our son would still be alive, we want to be that person that saves lives later on.

2. Olga Garcia:

   That guy should have been in jail, if he wouldn’t have been out, my son and the other officer would still be here.

3. Charles Wadsworth:

   By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.

4. State Hillary Clinton on Saturday:

   I knew Anita as the loving mother of a wonderful seven-year old boy and the former partner of David Garten, one of my senior policy advisors in the Senate, my prayers are with the Datar and Garten families, especially Anita and David's son. My heart breaks thinking of the burden he will now bear on his small shoulders and the courage he will have to show in the days ahead.

5. Rodney Wells:

   Our son ran because he was scared for his life, he did not run because he was trying to get rid of no drugs, no guns, no any of that. He ran because he was scared for his life. And when you see the video, you will see why he was scared for his life.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=son
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Son
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=son
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/son
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=son
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=son
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html