son

Definitions of Son

1. (noun) A male offspring.
2. (noun) An individual’s male child.

Examples of Son

• Definition 1:
  • Quinn’s second child who is male.
    
• Definition 2:
  • Hercules is Zeus’ son.

Son Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: son

Audio Pronunciation

International Phonetic Alphabet

• American English – /sən/
• British English – /sʌn/

Usage Notes

• Plural: sons
• A son-in-law is the male spouse of an individual’s child.
• The female equivalent of a son is a daughter.
• Also called:
  • male child
  • male offspring.
  • man-child (manchild)
• A son acts (adjective) sonly or (adjective) son-like and exhibits (noun) sonliness and is in a state of (noun) sonhood.

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Additional Information

• Family and Kinship Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
• Word origin of “son” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com

Related Terms

• family
• genealogy
• individual
• kinship
• marriage
• norm
• parent
• power
• spouse

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Cite the Definition of Son

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “son.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved January 16, 2025 (https://sociologydictionary.org/son/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

son. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/son/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “son.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://sociologydictionary.org/son/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“son.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 16 Jan. 2025. <https://sociologydictionary.org/son/>.