noun

son

son

My son is five years old.

My son is five years old.

He is the son of a famous actor.

He is the son of a famous actor.

((sb.'s)) son a person's male child She has one son and two daughters.

Synonyms: male child, offspring; Antonyms: daughter

From Old English 'sunu', from a Proto-Germanic root common across Germanic languages.

It has the same pronunciation as 'sun'. Imagine a parent saying, 'You are my sun/son'.

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