SON


Meaning of SON in English

■ 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.

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