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son

a male human offspring: My dad always wanted a son.

Not to be confused with:

sun – a star that is the source of light and heat for planets in the solar system; the luminous celestial body the earth and other planets revolve around: We warmed ourselves in the sun.

son

(sŭn)

1. One's male child.

2. A male descendant.

3. A man considered as if in a relationship of child to parent: a son of the soil.

4. One personified or regarded as a male descendant.

5. Used as a familiar form of address for a young man.

6. Son Christianity The second person of the Trinity.

[Middle English, from Old English sunu; see seuə- in Indo-European roots.]

son′ly adj.

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son

(sʌn)

1. a male offspring; a boy or man in relation to his parents

2. a male descendant

3. (often capital) a familiar term of address for a boy or man

4. a male from a certain country, place, etc, or one closely connected with a certain environment: a son of the circus; a son of the manse.

[Old English sunu; related to Old Norse sunr, Gothic sunus, Old High German sunu, Lithuanian sūnus, Sanskrit sūnu]

ˈsonless adj

ˈsonˌlike adj

Son

(sʌn)

(Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the second person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ

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son

(sʌn)

n.

1. a male child or person in relation to his parents.

2. a male child or person adopted as a son.

3. a son-in-law.

4. a person related as if by ties of sonship.

5. a male person looked upon as the product or result of a particular agent, force, or influence: sons of the soil.

6. the Son, the second person of the Trinity; Jesus Christ.

[before 900; Middle English sone, Old English sunu, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German sunu, Old Norse sunr, sonr, Gothic sunus, Lithuanian sūnùs, Skt sūnus; akin to Greek huiós]

son′hood, n.

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Noun	1.	son - a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is" boy Jnr, Jr, Junior - a son who has the same first name as his father male offspring, man-child - a child who is male mama's boy, mamma's boy, mother's boy - a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests daughter, girl - a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age"
	2.	Son - the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus) Logos, Word

son

noun male child, boy, lad (informal), descendant, son and heir He shared a pizza with his son, Laurence.

Related words
adjective filial

Quotations
"A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother" Bible: Proverbs

Proverbs
"Like father like son"

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Translations

إبْناِبْن

syn

søn

Sohn sin

γιος υιός υἱός

filo

hijo hijastro

پسر

poikaottopoika

fils garçon

sinposinak

fiamfiú

sonur

figlio figliuolo

息子坊っちゃん

아들

filius

sūnusžentas

dēls

fiu

syn

sinpastorekposinovljenec

sinсин

son

ลูกชาย

oğulerkek çocuk

con trai

儿子

son

[sʌn] N → hijo m
the youngest/eldest son → el hijo menor/mayor
the Son of God → el Hijo de Dios
the Son of Man → el Hijo del Hombre
come here, son → ven, hijo
son of a bitch → hijo m de puta, hijo m de la chingada (Mex)

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son

[ˈsʌn] n

(= male child) → fils m

(as form of address) → fils m
Don't be frightened by failure, son → N'aie pas peur de l'échec, fils.

son

n (lit, fig) → Sohn m; (as address) → mein Junge; Son of God/Man → Gottes-/Menschensohn m; the sons of men (liter) → die Menschen; he’s his father’s son → er ist ganz der Vater; son of a bitch (esp US sl) → Scheißkerl m (inf), → Hurensohn m (vulg); (= thing) → Scheißding nt (inf); son of a gun (esp US inf) → Schlawiner m (inf)

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son

[sʌn] n → figlio
come here son (fam) → vieni qui figliolo
the Son of God/of Man (Rel) → il Figlio di Dio/dell'uomo

son

(san) noun

a male child (when spoken of in relation to his parents). He is the son of the manager.

ˈson-in-law – plural ˈsons-in-law – noun

a daughter's husband.

son of a bitchbitch

son

→ اِبْن syn søn Sohn γιος hijo poika fils sin figlio 息子 아들 zoon sønn syn filho сын son ลูกชาย oğul con trai 儿子

son

n. hijo;

___ -in-law → yerno;

sonny → hijito.

My son is missing → Můj syn je nezvěstný → Min søn er forsvundet → Mein Sohn ist verschwunden → Χάθηκε ο γιος μου → Mi hijo ha desaparecido → Poikani on kadonnut → Mon fils a disparu → Sin mi je nestao → Mio figlio è scomparso → 私の息子が行方不明です → 아들이 없어졌어요 → Ik ben mijn zoon kwijt → Sønnen min er forsvunnet → Mój syn zaginął → Meu filho está desaparecido → У меня пропал сын → Min son har försvunnit → Oğlum kayıp → Con trai tôi bị mất tích → 我儿子丢了
My son is lost → اِبْني ضَائِعٌ → Ztratil se mi syn → Min søn er blevet væk → Mein Sohn ist verschwunden → Έχασα το γιο μου → Mi hijo se ha perdido → Poikani on eksyksissä → Mon fils est perdu → Moj sin se izgubio → Mio figlio si è perso → 아들을 잃어버렸어요 → Mijn zoon is weg → Sønnen min har gått seg bort → Mój syn się zgubił → Meu filho está perdido → Потерялся мой сын → Min son är borta → Oğlum kayboldu → Con trai tôi bị lạc → 我找不着我儿子了

son

n hijo

References in periodicals archive ?

Furthermore, this aspect of the semantic field alone, which differentiates between a concrete Hebrew and an abstract Greek understanding of the term Son, raises the issue of different Bible literatures, and, of course, of a complicated history of "sonships," even at the core of one allegedly single Bible tradition (in our case, Christianity) (p.

Key Words: Mysticism, Jewish Mysticism, Kabbalah, Sonship, Son of God, Son of Man

Yet, the emphasis of Idel's book is on the idea of "sonship" as extant in Jewish religious thought, beginning with the earliest written accounts of Jewish religious life from the Hebrew Bible.

Actually, Idel speaks here of a "double" sonship, between the Father and the Son and between the Son and the recipients (p.