"only son" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: only sons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} only son (plural only sons)
  1. A sole male child, whether one among multiple siblings, or one who has no siblings. Categories (topical): Children, Male family members, People Translations (sole male child): ainoa poika (Finnish), μοναχογιός (monachogiós) [masculine] (Greek), aonmhac [masculine] (Irish), mac aonghine [masculine] (Irish), син единец (sin edinec) (Macedonian), еди́нственный сын (jedínstvennyj syn) (Russian), hijo único [masculine] (Spanish), uniko iho (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-only_son-en-noun-KWqEF7SB Disambiguation of Children: 49 51 Disambiguation of Male family members: 86 14 Disambiguation of People: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'sole male child': 98 2
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see only, son. Categories (topical): Children Related terms: only child, only daughter
    Sense id: en-only_son-en-noun-WSlCcJi7 Disambiguation of Children: 49 51

Inflected forms

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