sʌn n. 1 a
boy or
man in
relation to
either or
both of
his parents. 2 a a
male descendant. b (foll. by of) a male
member of a
family,
nation, etc. 3 a
person regarded as inheriting an
occupation,
quality,
etc., or associated
with a
particular attribute (sons of
freedom; sons of
the soil). 4 (in full my son) a
form of
address esp. to a boy. 5 (the Son) (in
Christian belief) the second person of the
Trinity. øson-in-law (pl. sons-in-law) the
husband of one's
daughter. son of a
bitch sl. a
general term of
contempt. son of a
gun colloq. a
jocular or
affectionate form of address or
reference. øøsonless adj. sonship n. [OE sunu f. Gmc]