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.
From Middle English sonn, sone, sun, sune, from Old English sunu ("son"), from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús, from Proto-Indo-European *sewH-.
From Middle English sonen, sunen, from the noun (see above).
From Spanish son.
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