Phrase Hound found 31 phrases and 395 compound words that contain sons. The most common are listed below. Open sons in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 31
- Three Sons
- sons of Godplural of son of God: Jesus Christ; the Son, considered one of the three persons of the Trinity by Trinitarians.
- sons of the desertplural of son of the desert: A man who traditionally inhabits a desert region, as an Arab.
- sons of the soilplural of son of the soil: A person regarded as the product of some place.
- sons of gunsplural of son of a gun: son of a bitch
- sons of a gunplural of son of a gun: son of a bitch
- sons of the morningplural of son of the morning: A traveler.
- sons of a bachelorplural of son of a bachelor: Son of a bitch.
- favorite sonsplural of favorite son: A successful man from a particular area.
- native sonsplural of native son: A man born in a specified place.
- paper sonsplural of paper son: A Chinese male who was falsely registered as the son of another Chinese who had already migrated to America, in order to take advantage of immigration laws.
- sons of privilegeplural of son of privilege: a boy born into a wealthy or powerful family, to be raised without the hardships experienced by the poor or the working class
- sons of Adamplural of son of Adam: Any man or boy; any male human.
- sons-in-lawplural of son-in-law: The husband of one's child.
- sons of bitchesplural of son of a bitch: An objectionable, despicable person.
- prodigal sonsplural of prodigal son: Someone who returns home from travelling or exile or who is welcomed back after disgrace, especially having repented of former extravagant or immoral behavior.
- abat-sonsplural of abat-son: An architectural device consisting of large louvres with the purpose of directing sound in a specific direction.
- sons of a duckplural of son of a duck: Son of a bitch.
- First Sonsplural of First Son: The son of the chief executive of a country, such as that of a nation's president.
- natural sonsplural of natural son: A male biological offspring, whether legitimate or illegitimate, as opposed to one adopted.
- only sonsplural of only son: A sole male child, whether one among multiple siblings, or one who has no siblings.
- step-sonsplural of step-son: The son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
- sons of motherless goatsplural of son of a motherless goat: An objectionable person.
- sons-out-lawplural of son-out-law: A live-in boyfriend of one's child.
- sons of ducksplural of son of a duck: Son of a bitch.
Compound words 395
- personsplural of person, used to refer to them individually, rather than as a group; contrast people
- reasonsplural of reason: A cause:
- lessonsthird-person singular simple present indicative of lesson: To instruct to teach.
- seasonsplural of season: Each of the divisions of a year based on the prevailing weather: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; or the rainy (monsoon) and dry season, depending on the climate.
- ParsonsA surname originating as an occupation.
- Simpsonsplural of Simpson: A Scottish and northern English patronymic surname derived from Sim, the short form of Simon.
- prisonsplural of prison: A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
- poisonsplural of poison: A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
- chansonsplural of chanson: Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song.
- Wilsonsplural of Wilson: An English, Scottish and northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic.