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Plural / 3rd person of son. Showing the entry for son.

son

UK/sʌn/ US/sʊn/ very common uk

noun

1.

a male human offspring

  • “their son became a famous judge”
  • “his boy is taller than he is”
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2.

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

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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • bachelor's son
  • batchelor's son
  • father to son
  • favorite son
  • favourite son
  • First Son
  • I'll be a son of a gun
  • like father, like son

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