son | Lernwerd

Forms

1.One's male offspring.
- Before the birth of the man's child, he said: "I want a son, not a daughter."
- Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son has earned his first call-up for the Portugal Under-15 national squad, the team announced on Tuesday.
- “We are pleased that LSST has now been named the Vera C. Rubin Observatory,” said Rubin’s sons Allan Rubin, David Rubin, and Karl Rubin in a statement.
2.A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.
- My son still believes in Santa Claus.
- My son can neither read nor write yet.
- Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
3.A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by social conflict.
- He was a son of the mafia system.
4.A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.
- My son still believes in Santa Claus.
- My son can neither read nor write yet.
- Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

1.To produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son.
2.To address (someone) as "son".
- “Don't 'son' me.” “I'm old enough to be your father,” he said with a dismissive wave of his hand.

Very common· #446

From Middle English sonn, sone, sun, sune

From Old English sunu (“son”)

From Proto-West Germanic *sunu

From Proto-Germanic *sunuz (“son”)

From Proto-Indo-European *suHnús (“son”)

From Proto-Indo-European *sewH- (“to bear; give birth”).