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 (such as a nation, school, or race)
Examples of son in a Sentence
Noun
She gave birth to a son.
They have two sons and a daughter.
He is the son of a lawyer and a doctor.
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
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Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Baron’s two sons, Michael and David, are both involved in helping run the business and have been urging him to consider growing the firm in this way.
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He was survived by his three sons, Jack, Chip and Jeff; a daughter, Amy; and 11 grandchildren, including one who captured grandfather’s old seat in the Georgia state senate.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
Lamoriello has basically structured his front office so that the only real option to replace him is his son, Chris, so any sort of midseason change seems far-fetched, and even an offseason change is no sure thing.
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Noun
Sophie Carson tells the heartwarming story of a reunion between a mother and her son after 58 years apart.
—Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Baron’s two sons, Michael and David, are both involved in helping run the business and have been urging him to consider growing the firm in this way.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
He was survived by his three sons, Jack, Chip and Jeff; a daughter, Amy; and 11 grandchildren, including one who captured grandfather’s old seat in the Georgia state senate.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
Lamoriello has basically structured his front office so that the only real option to replace him is his son, Chris, so any sort of midseason change seems far-fetched, and even an offseason change is no sure thing.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/son. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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son
noun1
a
: a male offspring especially of human parents
b
: a human male descendant
2
capitalized
: the second person of the Trinity
3
: a man or boy closely associated with or thought of as a child of something (as a country, race, or religion)
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