son

/sɒn/

One's male offspring.

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

A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.

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.

A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.

He was a son of the mafia system.

A male descendant.

The pharaohs were believed to be sons of the Sun.

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

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