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Antonyms for son

Grammar : Noun
Spell : suhn
Phonetic Transcription : sÊŒn

Definition of son

Origin :
  • Old English sunu "son, descendant," from Proto-Germanic *sunuz (cf. Old Saxon and Old Frisian sunu, Old Norse sonr, Danish søn, Swedish son, Middle Dutch sone, Dutch zoon, Old High German sunu, German Sohn, Gothic sunus "son").
  • The Germanic words are from PIE *su(e)-nu- "son" (cf. Sanskrit sunus, Greek huios, Avestan hunush, Armenian ustr, Lithuanian sunus, Old Church Slavonic synu, Russian and Polish syn "son"), a derived noun from root *seue- (1) "to give birth" (cf. Sanskrit sauti "gives birth," Old Irish suth "birth, offspring"). Son of _____ as the title of a sequel to a book or movie is recorded from 1929 ("Son of Tarzan").
  • noun male child
  • noun offspring
Example sentences :
  • He has obtained from his son a solemn promise never to speak to me of marriage.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Here he had prestige because he was the son of Daniel Bines, organiser and man of affairs.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • We met the son and the old man at one of their mines yesterday.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The elder Milbrey, too, had met her at his son's suggestion.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The Milbreys, father and son, came up and greeted the group on the piazza.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Pericles went to seek his son, and found him reclining on the couch where he had left him.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Pericles had not visited his son since his return to perfect consciousness.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • He had disapproved of the marriage of his son and evinced his displeasure in his will.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Think of a son of Daniel J. Bines treatin' folks like that as if they was his equals.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • It was only the old man calling his son: David calling upon Absalom.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Synonyms for son

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