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- [suhn]
- /sʌn/
- /sʌn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhn]
- /sʌn/
Definitions of sons word
- noun sons a male child or person in relation to his parents. 1
- noun sons a male child or person adopted as a son; a person in the legal position of a son. 1
- noun sons any male descendant: a son of the Aztecs. 1
- noun sons a son-in-law. 1
- noun sons a person related as if by ties of sonship. 1
- noun sons a male person looked upon as the product or result of particular agencies, forces, influences, etc.: a true son of the soil. 1
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Origin of sons
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English sone, Old English sunu; cognate with Dutch zoon, German Sohn, Old Norse sunr, sonr, Gothic sunus, Lithuanian sūnùs, Sanskrit sūnus; akin to Greek huiós
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Parts of speech for Sons
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sons popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sons usage trend in Literature
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Antonyms for sons
noun sons
- daughters — Plural form of daughter.
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