Meaning

• One's male offspring.

  "Before the birth of the man's child, he said: "I want a son, not a daughter.""

• 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.

  "He was a son of the mafia system."

• A male descendant.

  "The pharaohs were believed to be sons of the Sun."

• A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.

• An informal address to a friend or person of equal authority.