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son (SUHN) (noun)
1. A male offspring or descendent: "My boy friend is the son of the school principal."
2. Sometimes the term son is used by an older person to address a younger man or boy: "Slow down, son, you're talking too fast."
3. An individual closely associated with the creation of a nation, a geographic area, etc.: "He was a native son of the prairies."
2. Sometimes the term son is used by an older person to address a younger man or boy: "Slow down, son, you're talking too fast."
3. An individual closely associated with the creation of a nation, a geographic area, etc.: "He was a native son of the prairies."
sun (SUHN) (noun)
1. The star around which the earth and other planets revolve and which provides light and heat for the Earth: "Using a specifically designed device called a star gazer, we were able to watch the eclipse of the sun and not injure our eyes."
2. Someone considered bright, brilliant, and remarkable: "Our mother was the sun in our family and she made us all very happy."
2. Someone considered bright, brilliant, and remarkable: "Our mother was the sun in our family and she made us all very happy."
His older son is really quite the mathematical sun in the family. Since he is a true son of the prairies, he excels in making calculations about the sun and the winds.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group S; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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“son”
(Latin: son, and by extension, "daughter; offspring" or "family member")