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Webster 1913 Edition
Son
Son
,Noun.
[OE. ]
sone
, sune
, AS. sunu
; akin to D. zoon
, OS., OFries., & OHG. sunu
, G. sohn
, Icel. sonr
, Sw. son
, Dan. sön
, Goth. sunus
, Lith. sunus
, Russ. suin’
, Skr. sūnu
(from sū
to beget, to bear), and Gr. [GREEK] son. √293. Cf. Sow
, Noun.
1.
A male child; the male issue, or offspring, of a parent, father or mother.
Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a
son
. Gen. xxi. 2.
2.
A male descendant, however distant; hence, in the plural, descendants in general.
I am the
son
of the wise, the son
of ancient kings. Isa. xix. 11.
I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye
sons
of Jacob are not consumed. Mal. iii. 6.
3.
Any young male person spoken of as a child; an adopted male child; a pupil, ward, or any other young male dependent.
The child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her
son
. Ex. ii. 10.
Be plain, good
son
, and homely in thy drift. Shakespeare
4.
A native or inhabitant of some specified place;
as,
. sons
of Albion; sons
of New England5.
The produce of anything.
Earth's tall
sons
, the cedar, oak, and pine. Blackmore.
6.
(Commonly with the def. article) Jesus Christ, the Savior; – called the Son of God, and the Son of man.
We . . . do testify that the Father sent the
Son
to be the Savior of the world. 1 John iv. 14.
Who gave His
Son
sure all has given. Keble.
☞ The expressions son of pride, sons of light, son of Belial, are Hebraisms, which denote persons possessing the qualitites of pride, of light, or of Belial, as children inherit the qualities of their ancestors.
Sons of the prophets
. See School of the prophets, under
Prophet
.Webster 1828 Edition
Son
SON
, n.1.
A male child; the male issue of a parent, father or mother. Jacob had twelve sons. Ishmael was the son of Hagar by Abraham.2.
A male descendant, however distant; hence in the plural, sons signifies descendants in general, a sense much used in the Scriptures. The whole human race are styled sons of Adam.3.
The compellation of an old man to a young one, or of a confessor to his penitent; a term of affection. Eli called Samuel his son. Be plain, good son, and home;y in thy drift.4.
A native or inhabitant of a country; as the sons of Britain. Let our country never be ashamed of her sons.5.
The produce of any thing. Earth's tall sons, the cedar, oak and pine. [Note. The primary sense of child is produce, issue; a shoot.]6.
One adopted into a family. Moses was the son of Pharaoh's daughter. Ex. 2.7.
One who is converted by another's instrumentality, is called his son; also, one educated by another; as the sons of the prophets.8.
Christ is called the Son of God, as being conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, or in consequence of his relation to the Father.9.
Son of pride, sons of light, son of Belial. These are Hebraisms, which denote that persons possess the qualities of pride, of light, or of Belial, as children inherit the qualities of their ancestors.