son
♦♦♦ son /s'ʌn/ (sons)
1 [N-COUNT] oft with poss
Someone's son is their male child.
He shared a pizza with his son Laurence...
Sam is the seven-year-old son of Eric Davies...
They have a son.
2 [N-COUNT] with poss
A man, especially a famous man, can be described as a son of the place he comes from. (JOURNALISM)
...New Orleans's most famous son, Louis Armstrong.
...sons of Africa.
3 [N-VOC]
Some people use son as a form of address when they are showing kindness or affection to a boy or a man who is younger than them. (INFORMAL)
Don't be frightened by failure, son.son et lu|mi|ère /s'ɒn eɪ l'uːmieər/
[N-SING]
Son et lumière is an entertainment which is held at night in an old building such as a castle. A person describes the history of the place, and at the same time different parts of the building are brightly lit and music is played.son of a bitch (sons of bitches)
also son-of-a-bitch
[N-COUNT]
If someone is very angry with another person, or if they want to insult them, they sometimes call them a son of a bitch. (INFORMAL, VERY RUDE)
1 [N-COUNT] oft with poss
Someone's son is their male child.
He shared a pizza with his son Laurence...
Sam is the seven-year-old son of Eric Davies...
They have a son.
2 [N-COUNT] with poss
A man, especially a famous man, can be described as a son of the place he comes from. (JOURNALISM)
...New Orleans's most famous son, Louis Armstrong.
...sons of Africa.
3 [N-VOC]
Some people use son as a form of address when they are showing kindness or affection to a boy or a man who is younger than them. (INFORMAL)
Don't be frightened by failure, son.son et lu|mi|ère /s'ɒn eɪ l'uːmieər/
[N-SING]
Son et lumière is an entertainment which is held at night in an old building such as a castle. A person describes the history of the place, and at the same time different parts of the building are brightly lit and music is played.son of a bitch (sons of bitches)
also son-of-a-bitch
[N-COUNT]
If someone is very angry with another person, or if they want to insult them, they sometimes call them a son of a bitch. (INFORMAL, VERY RUDE)