Before the birth of the man's child, he said: "I want a son, not a daughter.".
2. n. A male adopted person in relation to his adoption parents.
3. n. 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.
4. n. A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.
He was a son of the mafia system.
5. n. A male descendant.
The pharaohs were believed to be sons of the Sun.
6. n. A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.
7. n. (colloquial) An informal address to a friend or person of equal authority.
8. v. To produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son.
