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son

Meaning in simple English

US /sʌn/

son means: Someone’s male child.

noun

MALE CHILDA1

Someone’s male child.

  • My son is six.
  • They have two sons and a daughter.
  • Her eldest son moved away last year.

Opposites: daughter

Common phrases: my son, youngest son, son and daughter

SHAPED BY SOCIETYC2

A man whose character or life has been strongly shaped by a particular society or conflict.

  • He was a son of the revolution.
  • These sons of war had known violence since childhood.
  • As a son of that troubled era, he distrusted authority.

How to use it: son of something (He was a son of the revolution.)

Similar words: product

Common phrases: son of revolution, son of conflict, son of war

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