Son — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a male human offspring

the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌn/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌn/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈʌn/.

Examples

their son became a famous judge
his boy is taller than he is

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Word Logos boy

Antonyms

girl daughter

Parts of Speech

noun	a male human offspring “their son became a famous judge”
noun	the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sohn

ein männlicher menschlicher Nachkomme

🇫🇷French

fils

une progéniture humaine mâle

🇪🇸Spanish

hijo

una descendencia humana masculina

🇮🇹Italian

figlio

un discendente umano maschio

🇳🇱Dutch

zoon

een mannelijk menselijk nageslacht

🇵🇹Portuguese

filho

um descendente humano masculino

🇷🇺Russian

сын

человеческий потомок мужского пола

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेटा

एक नर मानव संतान

🇧🇩Bengali

পুত্র

একটি পুরুষ মানব সন্তান

🇮🇳Tamil

மகன்

ஒரு ஆண் மனித சந்ததி

🇮🇳Telugu

కొడుకు

ఒక మగ మానవ సంతానం

🇮🇳Marathi

मुलगा

एक पुरुष मानवी संतती

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુત્ર

એક પુરુષ માનવ સંતાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಗ

ಒಂದು ಗಂಡು ಮಾನವ ಸಂತತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മകൻ

ഒരു പുരുഷ മനുഷ്യ സന്തതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੁੱਤਰ

ਇੱਕ ਮਰਦ ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਔਲਾਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیٹا

ایک مرد انسانی اولاد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

儿子

男性人类后代

🇯🇵Japanese

息子

人間の男性の子孫

🇰🇷Korean

아들

인간 남성의 자손

🇻🇳Vietnamese

con trai

một con người nam

🇹🇭Thai

ลูกชาย

ลูกหลานมนุษย์เพศชาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

putra

keturunan manusia laki-laki

🇵🇭Filipino

anak

isang lalaking supling ng tao

🇲🇾Malay

nak

keturunan manusia lelaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ابن

ذرية بشرية ذكر

🇮🇷Persian

پسر

یک فرزند انسان نر

🇹🇷Turkish

oğul

bir erkek insan yavrusu

🇮🇱Hebrew

בֵּן

צאצא אנושי זכר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'son'?

The primary meaning of 'son' is 'a male human offspring'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'son' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'son' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'son' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'son' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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