son
One's male offspring.
Noun 4 meanings
One's male offspring.
“Before the birth of the man's child, he said: "I want a son, not a daughter."”
A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.
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.
A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by social conflict.
“He was a son of the mafia system.”
Verb 2 meanings
To produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son.
To address (someone) as "son".
Etymology
From Middle English sonn, sone, sun, sune, from Old English sunu (“son”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz (“son”), from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús (“son”), from Proto-Indo-European *sewH- (“to bear; give birth”).
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SON at a glance
SON has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (S 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #507 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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