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- [suhn]
- /sʌn/
- /sʌn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhn]
- /sʌn/
Definitions of son word
- noun son a male child or person in relation to his parents. 1
- noun son a male child or person adopted as a son; a person in the legal position of a son. 1
- noun son any male descendant: a son of the Aztecs. 1
- noun son a son-in-law. 1
- noun son a person related as if by ties of sonship. 1
- noun son a male person looked upon as the product or result of particular agencies, forces, influences, etc.: a true son of the soil. 1
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Origin of son
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English sone, Old English sunu; cognate with Dutch zoon, German Sohn, Old Norse sunr, sonr, Gothic sunus, Lithuanian sūnùs, Sanskrit sūnus; akin to Greek huiós
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Parts of speech for Son
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
son popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
son usage trend in Literature
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Antonyms for son
noun son
- daughter — Someone's daughter is their female child.
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