"native son" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: native sons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} native son (plural native sons)
  1. A man born in a specified place Related terms: native daughter
    Sense id: en-native_son-en-noun-En3yEgCc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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