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Word entry · 3 letters

son

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"Male offspring"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /sʌn/Part of speech nounSorted nosStarts with SEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Male child in relation to a parent.

Word origin

From Middle English sonn, sone, sun, sune, from Old English sunu (“son”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz (“son”), from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús (“son”), from Proto-Indo-European *sewH- (“to bear; give birth”).

Used in a sentence

  • Before the birth of the man's child, he said: "I want a son, not a daughter."
  • From what conſummate vertue I have choſe / This perfect Man, by merit call'd my Son,
  • “We are pleased that LSST has now been named the Vera C. Rubin Observatory,” said Rubin’s sons Allan Rubin, David Rubin, and Karl Rubin in a statement.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Male offspring3 letters
02Boy in a family3 letters

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