son
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Sense 1
- noun
- A1
someone's male child, either a young boy or a grown man
Their son has just moved into his first rented flat.
She drives her son to swimming practice twice a week.
My son wants to be a pilot when he grows up.
The company was passed on to his eldest son.
Common collocations: eldest son · youngest son · only son · grown-up son · father and son
Part of: Family, Relationships, Life events
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B2
a friendly way of speaking to a much younger man or boy, used mostly by older men
Don't worry, son, everybody makes mistakes at the beginning.
Sit down, son, and tell me what really happened.
Well done, son, that took a lot of courage.
Common collocations: listen, son · don't worry, son · well done, son
Part of: Talking to people, Speaking, Relationships