son 
/ˈsʌn/ noun
plural sons /ˈsʌn/ noun 1 [count] : a male child
▪ She gave birth to a son. ▪ They have two sons and a daughter. ▪ He is the son of a lawyer and a doctor. ▪ an adopted son — sometimes used figuratively ▪ our town's own native son [=a boy/man who is from our town] — sometimes used by an older person to address a younger man or a boy ▪ Slow down, son, I can't understand what you're saying. — see also favorite son, godson, grandson, stepson 2 the Son : the second person of the Trinity in the Christian religion : Jesus Christ
▪ the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
▪ She gave birth to a son. ▪ They have two sons and a daughter. ▪ He is the son of a lawyer and a doctor. ▪ an adopted son — sometimes used figuratively ▪ our town's own native son [=a boy/man who is from our town] — sometimes used by an older person to address a younger man or a boy ▪ Slow down, son, I can't understand what you're saying. — see also favorite son, godson, grandson, stepson
▪ the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
like father, like son — see 1father
prodigal son — see prodigal
