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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Noun
The woman claimed Diddy aided and abetted his youngest son.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 12 May 2025
On Friday, Billy Ray took to Instagram to post a selfie of him, daughter Miley and son Braison Cyrus.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
The 26-year-old son of David and Victoria Beckham spoke with The Sunday Times for an interview published on Saturday, May 10, but conducted in early March, about his experience at the Formula E Evo Sessions in Miami at the Miami International Autodrome.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 11 May 2025
The mothers of those schoolkids did call CSP, telling them of pistols hidden in bushes and older sons prepping for first kills.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
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“Son.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/son. Accessed 18 May. 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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