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/sʌn/

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Translation

A boy or man who is someone's child.

Word origin

From Old English sunu, the word for a male child.

Origin
Old English
Root
sunu

Grammar

Gender
Pluralsons

Examples

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"Son" means a boy who is someone's child.

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"Son" here means the male child.

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"Sons" is the plural, meaning more than one son.

A son is a boy or man who is someone's child. If you are a boy and you have parents, you are their son. A family can have one son, many sons, or none at all.

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This word is part of lesson 5.