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son

name · noun · phrase · verb · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /sʌn/ offspring, beget
  • Ireland, Northern-England: /sʊn/
  • /sɒn/ Spanish borrowing
  • Received-Pronunciation: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌn
  • rhymes with -ɒn
  • homophone: sun
  • CMU ARPABET: S AH1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

One of the three persons of the Trinity, believed to have become incarnated as Jesus Christ.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

Abbreviation of Sonora: a state of Mexico.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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4

noun

Meaning 4

One's male offspring.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Before the birth of the man's child, he said: "I want a son, not a daughter."

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by social conflict.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He was a son of the mafia system.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A person regarded as the product of some place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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9

noun

Meaning 9

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

An informal address to a friend or person of equal authority.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: New-York-City, UK, colloquial

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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11

noun

Meaning 11

The current version of a file, derived from the preceding father file.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

Son cubano, a genre of music and dance blending Spanish and African elements that originated in Cuba during the late 19th century.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

Initialism of supraoptic nucleus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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14

phrase

Meaning 14

Initialism of socked on the nose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

verb

Meaning 15

To produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

verb

Meaning 16

To address (someone) as "son".

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

noun

Meaning 17

the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Word, Logos

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hypostasis, hypostasis of Christ

Narrower terms: Messiah, Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer, Deliverer

18

noun

Meaning 18

a male human offspring

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • their son became a famous judge
  • his boy is taller than he is

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boy

Antonyms: daughter

Broader terms: male offspring, man-child

Narrower terms: Junior, Jr, Jnr, mother's boy, mamma's boy, mama's boy, Esau

History

Etymology

From son (“male offspring”).

As a surname, from: *Korean 손 (son) *Khmer ស៊ន (sɔɔn) or Khmer សឺន (səɨn)

From Middle English sonn, sone, sun, sune, from Old English sunu (“son”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz (“son”), from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús (“son”), from Proto-Indo-European *sewH- (“to bear; give birth”).

From Spanish son (literally “tone, sound”).

From Middle English sonen, sunen, from the noun (see above).

Across languages

Translations

537 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Seun — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Arabic: ٱَلِٱبْنُ (al-ibn) — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Catalan: Fill — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Chinese Cantonese: 聖子 /圣子 — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Chinese Cantonese: 子 (zi2) — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聖子 /圣子 (Shèngzǐ) — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 子 (Zǐ) — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Dutch: Zoon — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • French: Fils — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Greek: Υιός (Yiós) — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Iban: Anak — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Italian: Figlio — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Korean: 성자 (seongja) — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Latin: Filius — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Malay: Anak — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Malay: Putera — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Polish: Syn — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Portuguese: Filho — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Spanish: Hijo — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Swedish: Son — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Welsh: y Mab — one of the three persons of the Trinity
  • Abaza: па (pa) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Abkhaz: аԥа (apa) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Abkhaz: аҧа (apa) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Afrikaans: seun — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Aghwan: 𐕘𐔰𐕙 (ġar) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Akkadian: 𒌉 — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Akkadian: 𒁉𒉏 (bīnum) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Albanian: bir — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Alutor: акык (akǝk) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Alviri-Vidari: پوره (pure) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Alviri-Vidari: زاک (zāk) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Amharic: ወንድ ልጅ (wänd ləǧ) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Andi: вошо (vošo) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chungli Ao: jabaso — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chiricahua: -ghe’ — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chiricahua: -zhaa — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chiricahua: -ye’ (Mescalero) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Jicarilla: -yi’įį — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Western Apache: -ye’ (man’s son) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Western Apache: ishkiinhn — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Western Apache: -zaa’é — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Western Apache: -za’é — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Western Apache: -’itł’ádn — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Western Apache: -nne’ — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Western Apache: -nnde’ — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Western Apache: -nde’ — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Arabic: اِبْن (ibn) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Aragonese: fillo — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Aramaic: ܒܪܐ (bərā) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Aramaic: בְּרָא (bərā) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Armenian: որդի (ordi) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Armenian: տղա (tġa) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Armenian: զավակ (zavak) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Armenian: ուստր (ustr) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Aromanian: hilj — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Aromanian: hiljiu — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Assamese: পুত (put) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Assamese: পুত্ৰ (putro) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Asturian: fíu — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Avar: вас (was) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Avestan: 𐬞𐬎𐬚𐬭𐬀 (puθra) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Aymara: yuqa — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Azerbaijani: oğul — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Bactrian: πουρο (pouro) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Baluchi: بچ (bač) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Bashkir: ул (ul) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Basque: seme — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Belarusian: сын (syn) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Bengali: ছেলে (chele) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Bengali: পুত্র (putro) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Bengali: ওলদ (ōlod) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Bengali: বেটা (beṭa) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Bengali: ছাবাল (chabal) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Bengali: ছাওয়াল (chaōẇal) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Bengali: পোলা (pōla) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Bengali: পো (pō) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Bengali: পোয়া (pōẇa) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Bhojpuri: बेटा (bēṭā) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Brahui: maar — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Breton: mab — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Bulgarian: син (sin) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Burmese: သား (sa:) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Buryat: хүбүүн (xübüün) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Carpathian Rusyn: сын (sŷn) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Catalan: fill — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Cebuano: anak — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Cebuano: anak nga lalaki — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⴳ (g) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chechen: кӏант (kʼant) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chechen: воӏ (voˀ) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Cherokee: ᎤᏪᏥ (uwetsi) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chichewa: mwana wamwamuna — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chickasaw: oshi' — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chinese Cantonese: 仔 (zai2) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chinese Cantonese: 囝仔 (zai4 zai2) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chinese: эрзы (erzɨ) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 囝 (giāng) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Gan Chinese: 崽 (zai3) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Hakka Chinese: 倈仔 /俫仔 — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Hakka Chinese: 孻仔 /𡥧仔 (lai-é) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chinese: 囝 (kián) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chinese: 後生 /后生 (hāu-sen, hāu-sin) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chinese: 後的 /后的 (hāu-ê) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chinese Mandarin: 兒子 /儿子 (érzi, érzǐ) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Northern Min Chinese: 囝 (gṳ̌ing) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Wu Chinese: 兒子 /儿子 — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Xiang Chinese: 崽 (zai3) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chukchi: экык — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Chuvash: ывӑл (yvăl) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • West Circassian: къо (qwo) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Maore Comorian: mwana mutruɓaɓa — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ngazidja Comorian: mwana-mme — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ngazidja Comorian: mwana — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Coptic: ϣⲏⲣⲉ (šēre) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Coptic: ϣⲏⲣⲓ (šēri) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Coptic: ϣⲏⲗⲓ (šēli) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Cornish: map — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Crimean Tatar: oğul — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Czech: syn — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Dalmatian: felj — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Danish: søn — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Old Danish: sun — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Dolgan: уол — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Dutch: zoon — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Egyptian: zA-Z1 (zꜣ) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Elamite: 𒐼𒀝 (šak) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Elfdalian: påyk — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Elfdalian: sun — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Emilian: fiôl — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Erzya: цёра (ćora) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Eshtehardi: فوره (fōra) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Esperanto: filo — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Estonian: poeg — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Even: хут (hut) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Even: няруд (ņarud) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Evenki: хутэ (hutə) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Evenki: омолги (omolgi) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ewe: viŋutsu — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Extremaduran: iju — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Faliscan: fileo — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Faliscan: hileo — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Faroese: sonur — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Fataluku: moco — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Finnish: poika — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Franco-Provençal: filǐ — a male person in relation to his parents
  • French: fils — a male person in relation to his parents
  • North Frisian: dring — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Saterland Frisian: Suun — a male person in relation to his parents
  • West-Frisian: soan — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Friulian: fi — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Gagauz: ool — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Galician: fillo — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ge'ez: ወልድ (wäld) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Georgian: ვაჟიშვილი (važišvili) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Georgian: ვაჟი (važi) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Georgian: ძე (ʒe) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Georgian: შვილი (švili) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • German: Sohn — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Bavarian German: Buab — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃 (sunus) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Greek: γιος (gios) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ancient Greek: υἱός (huiós) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Greenlandic: erneq — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Mbya Guarani: a'y — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: fidju — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Gujarati: પુત્ર (putra) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Haitian Creole: gason — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Hanunoo: anak lalaki — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Hausa: ɗa — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Hawaiian: keiki kāne — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Hebrew: בֵּן (ben) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Hiligaynon: anak — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Hiligaynon: anak nga lalaki — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Hindi: बेटा (beṭā) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Hindi: पिसर (pisar) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Hungarian: fiú — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Icelandic: sonur — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ido: filiulo — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ikizu: umumura class 1 — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ilocano: anak — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Indonesian: putra — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Indonesian: putera — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ingush: воӏ (voˀ) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Inuktitut: ᐃᕐᓂᖅ (irniq) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Inupiaq: iġñiq — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Irish: mac — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Old Irish: macc — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Primitive Irish: ᚋᚐᚊᚔ (maqi) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Istriot: feîo — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Istro-Romanian: fiľ — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Italian: figlio — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Japanese: 息子 (musuko) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Japanese: 坊っちゃん (botchan) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Japanese: せがれ (segare) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Javanese: anak — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Javanese: anak lanang — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Jeju: 아ᄃᆞᆯ (adawl) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Kabuverdianu: fidju — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Kaitag: урши́ (urší) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Kalmyk: көвүн (kövün) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Kannada: ಮಗ (maga) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Kapampangan: anak — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Karachay-Balkar: улан (ulan) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Karachay-Balkar: джаш (caş) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Karelian: poigu — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Pa'o Karen: ပို — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Kashmiri: نیٚچُو (necuv) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Kashmiri: گۆبُر (gobur) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Kashmiri: پۆتھٕر (pothụr) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Kashubian: òtrok — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Kashubian: syn — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Kazakh: ұл (ūl) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Khmer: កូនប្រុស (koun proh) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Khmer: តន័យ (taʼnay) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Komi-Permyak: пи (pi) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Korean: 아들 (adeul) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Korean: 아드님 (adeunim) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Middle Korean: 아ᄃᆞᆯ〮 (àtól) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Kumyk: улан (ulan) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Central Kurdish: کوڕ (kurr) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Northern Kurdish: kurr — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Kyrgyz: уул (uul) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ladino: fijo — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ladino: ijo — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Lao: ລູກຊາຍ (lūk sāi) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Latgalian: dāls — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Latin: filius — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Latin: natus — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Latvian: dēls — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Lepcha: ᰊᰃᰥᰧᰀᰪᰱ (tagrikup) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ligurian: fìggio — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Limburgish: zoon — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Lithuanian: sūnus — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Livonian: pūoga — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Lombard: fiö — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Lombard: fiœu — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Low German: Söhn — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Lutuv: sacapaa — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Luxembourgish: Sohn — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Luxembourgish: Jong — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Macedonian: син (sin) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Maguindanao: wata — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Maguindanao: wata mama — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Makasae: mata — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Malagasy: zanakalahy — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Malay: anak lelaki — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Malay: anak — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Malayalam: മകൻ (makaṉ) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Malayalam: പുത്രൻ (putraṉ) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Malayalam: തനയൻ (tanayaṉ) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Maltese: iben — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Manchu: ᡥᠠᡥᠠ ᠵᡠᡳ (haha jui) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Manx: mac — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Māori: tamatāne — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Māori: tāmaroa — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Māori: tamaiti tāne — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Māori: tama — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Maranao: bata' — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Maranao: bata' a mama — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Marathi: मुलगा (mulgā) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Eastern Mari: эрге (erge) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Mirandese: filho — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Mòcheno: su' — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Moksha: цёра (ćora) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Mongolian: хүү (xüü) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Mongolian: ᠬᠦᠦ (küü) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Mwani: mwana — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Navajo: biyeʼ (man’s son) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Navajo: biyáázh — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tundra Nenets: ню (nyu) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Nepali: छोरा (chorā) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Nheengatu: aíra (man’s son) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Nheengatu: membira — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Niuean: tama taane — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Nivkh: оғла (oγla) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sønn — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: son — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Nuosu: ꌺ (sse) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Occitan: filh — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Occitan: feyo (Shuadit) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Odia: ପୁଅ (pua) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Northern Ohlone: kāna 'ek'in̄is — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ojibwe: ingozis — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ojibwe: ningozis — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Church Slavic: сꙑнъ (synŭ) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Church Slavic: ⱄⱏⰺⱀⱏ (synŭ) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Old East Slavic: сꙑнъ (synŭ) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Old English: sunu — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: fillo — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Old Norse: sonr — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Old Tupi: a'yra — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Old Tupi: membyra — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Old Uyghur: 𐽰𐽳𐽲𐽳𐾁 (ʾwqwl) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Oromo: ilma — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ossetian: фырт (fyrt) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Pali: पुत्त (putta) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Pali: putta — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Pali: ปุตตะ (putta) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Papiamentu: yiu — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Pashto: زوي (zōy) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Pennsylvania German: Soh — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Dari: پِسَر (pisar) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Dari: بَچَه (bača) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Dari: بَچَّه (bačča) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Dari: فَرْزَنْد (farzand) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Iranian Persian: پِسَر (pesar) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Iranian Persian: پور (pur) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Iranian Persian: فَرْزَنْد (farzand) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Middle Persian: pus — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Middle Persian: puhr — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Old Persian: 𐎱𐎢𐏂 — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Phoenician: 𐤁𐤍 (bn) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Plautdietsch: Sän — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Polabian: våtrük — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Polabian: såinkă — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Polish: syn — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Polish: synek — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Portuguese: filho — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Punjabi: ਪੁੱਤ (putta) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Punjabi: ਪੁੱਤਰ (puttar) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Punjabi: پُتَّر (puttar) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Quechua: wawa — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Quechua: churi — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Réunion Creole French: garson — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Romani: ćhavo — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Kalo Finnish Romani: tšau — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Vlax-Romani: ćhavo — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Romanian: fiu — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Romansh: figl — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Rouran: 去汾 — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Russian: сын (syn) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Russian: сыно́к (synók) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Saho: barha — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Inari-Sami: kandâ — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Inari-Sami: pärni — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Northern Sami: bárdni — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Samoan: ataliʻi — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Sanskrit: पुत्र (putra) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Sanskrit: तनय (tanaya) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Sanskrit: आत्मज (ātmaja) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Sanskrit: सूनु (sūnu) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Santali: ᱜᱳᱱ (gon) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Scots: son — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Scottish Gaelic: mac — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Serbo-Croatian: си̑н — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Serbo-Croatian: sȋn — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Sicilian: figghiu — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Sidamo: beetto — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Silesian: syn — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Sinhalese: පුතා (putā) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Sirenik: нӯ (nū) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Slovak: syn — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Slovene: sin — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Somali: wiil — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Lower Sorbian: syn — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Upper Sorbian: syn — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Upper Sorbian: synk — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Spanish: hijo — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Spanish: retoño — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Sumerian: 𒌉𒍑 (TUR.UŠ) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Sumerian: 𒌉 (DUMU) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Swahili: mwana — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Swahili: auladi — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Swahili: mtoto wa kiume — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Swedish: son — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Old Swedish: son — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Old Swedish: sun — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tabasaran: бай (baj) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tagalog: anak — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tagalog: anak na lalaki — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tajik: писар (pisar) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tajik: пур (pur) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tamil: மகன் (makaṉ) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tamil: பிள்ளை (piḷḷai) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Taos: ȕʼúna — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tarantino: figghie — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tarifit: mmi — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tatar: ул (ul) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Telugu: కొడుకు (koḍuku) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Telugu: పుత్రుడు (putruḍu) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Thai: ลูกชาย (lûuk-chaai) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tibetan: བུ (bu) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tibetan: སྲས (sras) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tigrinya: ወዲ (wädi) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tocharian A: se — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tocharian B: soy — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tok Pisin: pikinini man — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tok Pisin: pikinini man bilong em — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tswana: morwa — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Turkish: oğul — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Turkish: oğlan — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ottoman Turkish: اوغل (oğul) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Turkmen: ogul — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tuvan: оол (ool) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Tuvan: оглу (oglu) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Udi: гъар (ɣar) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Udmurt: пи (pi) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ugaritic: 𐎁𐎐 (bn) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Ukrainian: син (syn) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Urdu: بیٹا (beṭā) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Urdu: پِسَر (pisar) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Uyghur: ئوغۇل (oghul) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Uzbek: oʻgʻil — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Venetan: fìo — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Veps: poig — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Vietnamese: con trai — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Vilamovian: zun — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Vili: muana — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Volapük: son — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Walloon: fi — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Welsh: mab — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Wiradjuri: wurrumany — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Wolof: doom ju góor — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Xhosa: unyana — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Yaghnobi: жута (žuta) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Yaghnobi: пулла (pulla) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Yakut: уол (uol) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Yakut: уол оҕо (uol oğo) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Yámana: maku — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Yiddish: זון (zun) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Yoruba: ọmọkùnrin — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Yoruba: ọmọ-ilé — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Yup'ik: irneq — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Zazaki: laj (diq) — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Zhuang: lugmbauq — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Zhuang: lugcaiz — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Zhuang: lwgmbauq — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Zulu: indodana — a male person in relation to his parents
  • Armenian: խորթ որդի (xortʻ ordi) — an adopted son
  • Armenian: խորթ տղա (xortʻ tġa) — an adopted son
  • Breton: advab — an adopted son
  • Catalan: fill — an adopted son
  • Catalan: fillol — an adopted son
  • Chinese Cantonese: 養子 /养子 (joeng5 zi2) — an adopted son
  • Hakka Chinese: 養子 /养子 (yông-chṳ́) — an adopted son
  • Chinese: 養子 /养子 (ióng-chú, iáng-chú, iún-chú) — an adopted son
  • Chinese Mandarin: 養子 /养子 (yǎngzǐ) — an adopted son
  • Czech: syn — an adopted son
  • Danish: adoptivsøn — an adopted son
  • Finnish: poika — an adopted son
  • Finnish: ottopoika — an adopted son
  • German: Adoptivsohn — an adopted son
  • Greek: γιος (gios) — an adopted son
  • Hungarian: fiú — an adopted son
  • Kashmiri: مَنٛگتہٕ نیٚچُو (mangthụ necuv) — an adopted son
  • Polish: syn — an adopted son
  • Polish: pasierb — an adopted son
  • Portuguese: filho — an adopted son
  • Romani: ćhavo — an adopted son
  • Russian: приёмный сын (prijómnyj syn) — an adopted son
  • Russian: па́сынок (pásynok) — an adopted son
  • Scottish Gaelic: mac — an adopted son
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̀синак — an adopted son
  • Serbo-Croatian: pòsinak — an adopted son
  • Slovak: syn — an adopted son
  • Slovene: sin — an adopted son
  • Slovene: posinovljenec — an adopted son
  • Slovene: pastorek — an adopted son
  • Tamil: வளர்ப்பு மகன் (vaḷarppu makaṉ) — an adopted son
  • Armenian: որդի (ordi) — a son through close relationship
  • Czech: syn — a son through close relationship
  • Finnish: poika — a son through close relationship
  • Greek: γιος (gios) — a son through close relationship
  • Hungarian: fiú — a son through close relationship
  • Lithuanian: sūnus — a son through close relationship
  • Portuguese: filho — a son through close relationship
  • Romani: ćhavo — a son through close relationship
  • Russian: сын (syn) — a son through close relationship
  • Scottish Gaelic: mac — a son through close relationship
  • Serbo-Croatian: си̑н — a son through close relationship
  • Serbo-Croatian: sȋn — a son through close relationship
  • Slovak: syn — a son through close relationship
  • Slovene: sin — a son through close relationship
  • Arabic: اِبْن (ibn) — a son through major influence
  • Armenian: որդի (ordi) — a son through major influence
  • Catalan: fill — a son through major influence
  • Czech: syn — a son through major influence
  • Finnish: poika — a son through major influence
  • Finnish: lapsi — a son through major influence
  • Finnish: kasvatti — a son through major influence
  • Greek: γιος (gios) — a son through major influence
  • Hungarian: gyermek — a son through major influence
  • Lithuanian: sūnus — a son through major influence
  • Portuguese: filho — a son through major influence
  • Romani: ćhavo — a son through major influence
  • Russian: сын (syn) — a son through major influence
  • Scottish Gaelic: mac — a son through major influence
  • Serbo-Croatian: си̑н — a son through major influence
  • Serbo-Croatian: sȋn — a son through major influence
  • Slovak: syn — a son through major influence
  • Spanish: hijo — a son through major influence
  • Albanian: djalë — male descendant
  • Arabic: اِبْن (ibn) — male descendant
  • Aramaic: ܒܪܐ (bərā) — male descendant
  • Aramaic: בְּרָא (bərā) — male descendant
  • Armenian: որդի (ordi) — male descendant
  • Asturian: fíu — male descendant
  • Catalan: fill — male descendant
  • Czech: syn — male descendant
  • Dutch: zoon — male descendant
  • Finnish: poika — male descendant
  • Greek: γιος (gios) — male descendant
  • Hebrew: בן (ben) — male descendant
  • Hebrew: צאצא (tseetsá) — male descendant
  • Hungarian: fiú — male descendant
  • Kabuverdianu: fidju — male descendant
  • Latin: filius — male descendant
  • Lithuanian: sūnus — male descendant
  • Polish: syn — male descendant
  • Portuguese: filho — male descendant
  • Romani: ćhavo — male descendant
  • Russian: сын (syn) — male descendant
  • Scottish Gaelic: mac — male descendant
  • Serbo-Croatian: си̑н — male descendant
  • Serbo-Croatian: sȋn — male descendant
  • Slovak: syn — male descendant
  • Slovak: potomok — male descendant
  • Slovene: sin — male descendant
  • Spanish: hijo — male descendant
  • Arabic: اِبْن (ibn) — familiar address
  • Catalan: jove — familiar address
  • Catalan: fill — familiar address
  • Czech: syn — familiar address
  • Finnish: poika — familiar address
  • Finnish: poju — familiar address
  • Greek: γιος (gios) — familiar address
  • Hungarian: fiam — familiar address
  • Irish: a mhic — familiar address
  • Italian: figliolo — familiar address
  • Portuguese: filho — familiar address
  • Romani: muro ćhavo — familiar address
  • Russian: сыно́к (synók) — familiar address
  • Serbo-Croatian: си̑н — familiar address
  • Serbo-Croatian: sȋn — familiar address
  • Slovak: syn — familiar address
  • Spanish: hijo — familiar address