Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - son

~ n 1 someone's male child  (Her son Sean was born in 1983. | They have three sons and a daughter.)  (- see also like father like son father1 (7)) 2 used by an older person as a friendly way to address a boy or young man  (What's your name, son?) 3 the Son Jesus Christ; the second member of the group that includes God the Father and the holy spirit 4 my son used by a priest to address a man or boy 5 C usually plural literary a man from a particular place or country, or a man who has a particular job  (sons of Britain who fell in battle)  (- see also favourite son favourite1 (2))