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son

son \'s*n\ n [ME sone, fr. OE sunu; akin to OHG sun son, Gk hyios] 1a: a 
   male offspring of human beings  1b: a male adopted child  1c: a male 
   descendant - usu. used in pl.  cap  2: the second person of the Trinity  3: 
   a person closely associated with or deriving from a formative agent (as  a 
   nation, school, or race)