SON


Meaning of SON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English sone, from Old English sunu; akin to Old High German sun son, Greek hyios

Date: before 12th century

1.

a. : a human male offspring especially of human beings

b. : a male adopted child

c. : a human male descendant

2. capitalized : the second person of the Trinity

3. : a person closely associated with or deriving from a formative agent (as a nation, school, or race)

• son·hood -ˌhu̇d noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.