only son

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

only son (plural only sons)

  1. A sole male child, whether one among multiple siblings, or one who has no siblings.
    • 1991 November 18, Alessandra Stanley, “The Symbols Spawned by a Killing”, in New York Times:
      Mr. Doyle, an only son, grew up with the undivided attention of affectionate parents and two doting sisters.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see only,‎ son.
    He was the only son to go to college.

Translations

[edit]

See also

[edit]