The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English
son
noun [C] /sʌn/Definition
A1 your male child: This is our son Raja. We have two sons and three daughters.Family relations in general › used as an informal form of address by a man to a boy: Come on, son, we haven't got all day.Names and titles a son of somewhere literary › a man who was born in a particular place: that notable son of Württemberg, Martin BrechtPeople who live or settle somewhereOrigins and sources
(Definition of son noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of son
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Origins and sources, but you might be interested in these topics from the Order and sequence topic area:
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “son”
SMART Thesaurus: Origins and sources
Synonyms and related words:
- base noun (NECESSARY PART)
- be a recipe for disaster, trouble, success, etc. idiom
- beginning noun
- birthplace noun
- born verb
- breeding ground noun
- come from somewhere/sth phrasal verb
- emanate from/through sth/sb phrasal verb
- emanate verb
- fount noun
- genesis noun
- hail from somewhere phrasal verb
- originate verb
- paternity noun
- provenance noun
- root noun (CAUSE/ORIGIN)
- seed corn noun
- seed noun (BEGINNING)
- source noun
- stem from sth phrasal verb
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
