son

English

/sʌn/

noun
Definitions
  • One's male offspring.
  • A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.
  • 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.
  • A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.
  • A male descendant.
  • (UK)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sonn inherited from Old English sunu (son) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sunuz (son) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús (son), *sewH- (bear, beget, give birth).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sewH-

Gloss

bear, beget, give birth

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

熊

Emoji
🐨 🐻‍❄️

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