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English

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Etymology
Middle English < Old English sunu < Proto-Germanic *sunuz < Proto-Indo-European *sunu-/*sunyu- < PIE root *su- (to give birth).

Pronunciation
IPA|/s�n/, SAMPA|/sVn/
audio|en-us-son.ogg|Audio (US)

Homophones
sun

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. A male child, a boy or man in relation to his parents; one's male child.

#: The Chinese and Indians say all too often: "I want a son, not a daughter."

1. A male adopted person in relation to his adoption parents.
2. 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.
3. A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.

#: He was a son of the mafia system.

1. A male descendant.

#: The pharaohs were believed to be sons of the Sun.

1. A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.

Translations
trans-top|a male person in relation to his parents
Arabic: ARchar|اب� (�ibn) m
Aramaic:

Breton: mab m
Czech: t+|cs|syn|m
Danish: t+|da|søn|c
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Ewe: vi�utsu
Esperanto: t+|eo|filo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|poika
Greek, Ancient t-|el|�ἱ��|m|sc=Grek (huios)
Greek: t+|el|γιο�|m|scGrek (gios), t+|el|�ι��|m|scGrek (uiós)
Japanese: Jpan|�� (Jpan|���, musuko)
Russian: ��н (syn) m
Slovene: t+|sl|sin|m
Spanish: t|es|hijo|m
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trans-top|an adopted son
Breton: advab
Finnish: t+|fi|poika, t-|fi|ottopoika
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Slovene: sin m, posinovljenec m, pastorek m
Spanish: t|es|hijastro|m
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trans-top|a son through close relationship
Finnish: t+|fi|poika
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Slovene: t+|sl|sin|m
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trans-top|a son through major influence
Arabic: ARchar|اب� (�ibn) m
Finnish: poika, lapsi, kasvatti
trans-mid
Spanish: t|es|hijo|m
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trans-top|male descendant
Arabic: ARchar|اب� (�ibn) m
Finnish: t+|fi|poika
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Slovene: t+|sl|sin|m
Spanish: t|es|hijo|m
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trans-top|familiar address
Arabic: ARchar|اب� (�ibn) m
Finnish: t+|fi|poika
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Spanish: t|es|hijo|m
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trans-top|translations to be categorised
ttbc|Afrikaans: seun
ttbc|Albanian: bir
ttbc|Apache:
ttbc|Chiricahua: -ghe�, -zhaa
ttbc|Jicarilla: -yi�įį
ttbc|Mescalero: -ye�
ttbc|Apache: -ye� ("man�s son"), ishkiinhn ("woman�s young son"), -zaa�é, -za�é, -�it��ádn ("woman�s unmarried son"), -nne�/-nnde�/-nde� ("woman�s married son")
ttbc|Aragonese: fillo m
ttbc|Bosnian: sin m
ttbc|Breton: mab m, mibien p (1,2), mabig m (2)
ttbc|Catalan: fill m :ca:fill|^
ttbc|Chinese: �� (érzi)
ttbc|Croatian: sin m
ttbc|Dutch: zoon m
ttbc|Esperanto: filo
ttbc|French: fils m
ttbc|German: Sohn m :de:Sohn|^
ttbc|Guaraní: a'ýra (ta'ýra/ra'y/ita'ýra) (of a man); memby (of a woman)
ttbc|Hebrew: ��|�ֵּ� m (1,2)
ttbc|Hungarian: fiú
ttbc|Indonesian: putra, anak laki-laki
ttbc|Interlingua: filio
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ttbc|Inuktitut: ����
ttbc|Irish: mac m (1)
ttbc|Italian: figlio m
ttbc|Korean: �� (adeul) :ko:��|^
ttbc|Latin: filius m
ttbc|Lithuanian: sūnus m
ttbc|Lojban: bersa
ttbc|Navajo: -ghe� ("man�s son"), -yáázh ("woman�s son")
ttbc|Norwegian: sønn m
ttbc|Novial: filio
ttbc|Old English: sunu n, bearn m, eafora m
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|پسر (pesar)
ttbc|Polish: syn m
ttbc|Portuguese: filho m
ttbc|Romanian: fiu m
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: mac m
ttbc|Serbian:

ttbc|Swedish: son c
ttbc|Telugu: ��డ��� (koDuku), ��మార�డ� (kumaaruDu)
ttbc|Tok Pisin: pikinini man
ttbc|Tupinambá: a'yra (t-, t-) (of a man); membyra (of a woman)
ttbc|Turkish: o�ul [-�lu]
ttbc|Ukrainian: �ин (syn) m
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Proverbs
like father, like son

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Family

Catalan

Etymology 1
etystub

Pronoun
son

1. Possessive pronoun of the third singular person for a singular male object; his, her.

Etymology 2
Latin somnus

Noun
son

1. sleep

Category:Catalan nouns
Category:Catalan pronouns

French

Etymology 1
Latin sonus.

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. sound

#: Le son de ce piano est agréable.
#:: The sound of this piano is nice.

1. outside layer of a grain, bran

#: Ceci est du pain de son.
#:: This bread is done with bran.

Etymology 2
From Vulgar Latin sum, from classical Latin suum.

Adjective
son m (f sa, p ses)

1. possessive his, her, its (used to qualify masculine nouns)

#: Elle a perdu son chapeau.
#:: She lost her hat.
#: Il a perdu son chapeau.
#:: He lost his hat.
#: J'aime son amie
#:: I like her/his girlfriend

Related terms
sa f,
ses p

Northern Sami

Pronoun
son

1. possessive he or she

Category:Northern Sami personal pronouns

Spanish

Noun
es-noun-m|pl=sones

1. An Afro-Cuban musical form.
2. A musical composition in this form.

Verb
son

1. third person present tense plural indicative of ser

Category:Spanish verbs
Category:es:Music

Swedish

Noun
sv-noun-irreg-c|3=söner

1. #English|son; someone's male child
2. sv-noun-form-def|so

Antonyms
dotter

Related terms
barn
dotterson
sonbarn
sonson
styvson
svärson

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