| Son 1. (n.) A male child; the male issue, or offspring, of a parent, father or mother. 2. (n.) A male descendant, however distant; hence, in the plural, descendants in general. 3. (n.) Any young male person spoken of as a child; an adopted male child; a pupil, ward, or any other male dependent. 4. (n.) A native or inhabitant of some specified place; as, sons of Albion; sons of New England. 5. (n.) The produce of anything. 6. (n.) Jesus Christ, the Savior; -- called the Son of God, and the Son of man. Thesaurus Entries aunt, auntie, blood brother, brethren, brother, bub, bubba, bud, buddy, child, country cousin, cousin, cousin once removed, cousin twice removed, daughter, descendant, father, first cousin, foster brother, foster child, frater, grandchild, granddaughter, grandnephew, grandniece, grandson, granduncle, great-aunt, great-uncle, half brother, heiress, junior, kid brother, lad, laddie, mother, nephew, niece, nuncle, nunks, nunky, offspring, scion, second cousin, sis, sissy, sister, sister-german, sistern, son and heir, sonny, stepbrother, stepchild, stepdaughter, stepsister, stepson, stripling, tad, unc, uncle, uncs, uterine brother |