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son

DEFINITIONS OF: son

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n a male human offspring

“their son became a famous judge”
Synonyms:
boy
Antonyms:
daughter, girl
a female human offspring
Examples:
Esau
(Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
Types:
Jnr, Jr, Junior
a son who has the same first name as his father
mama's boy, mamma's boy, mother's boy
a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests
Type of:
male offspring, man-child
a child who is male
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