son

Universal Words noun 1 [C] a person's male child: We have two sons and a daughter. * They have three grown-up sons. * He's the son of an Oxford professor. * Maine < Sons, Grocers (= the name of a company on a sign) 2 [sing.] (spoken, informal) a friendly form of address that is used by an older man to a young man or boy: Well, son, how can I help you? 3 [C] (literary) a man who belongs to a particular place or country, etc: one of France's most famous sons 4 (my son) (spoken, formal) used by a priest to address a boy or man 5 (the Son) [sing.] Jesus Christ as the second member of the TRINITY: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit IDIOMS see FATHERn., FAVOURITEadj., PRODIGAL