■ noun
1》 a boy or man in relation to his parents.
↘a male descendant.
↘a man regarded as the product of a particular influence or environment.
2》 ( the Son ) (in Christian belief) the second per~ of the Trinity; Christ.
3》 (also my ~ ) used as a form of address for a boy or younger man.
Phrases
~ of a bitch ( plural ~s of bitches ) informal used as a general term of abuse.
~ of a gun ( plural ~s of guns ) informal, chiefly N. Amer. a jocular way of addressing or referring to someone. [with ref. to the guns carried on ships: said to have been applied orig. to babies born at sea to women allowed to accompany their husbands.]
Derivatives
~ship noun
Origin
OE sunu , of Gmc origin.