A male child; the male issue, or offspring, of a parent, father or mother.

A male descendant, however distant; hence, in the plural, descendants in general.

Any young male person spoken of as a child; an adopted male child; a pupil, ward, or any other young male dependent.

a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is"

a snapshot in time of the socio-political circumstances leading to the abandonment and international adoption of thousands of China's daughters

A son is a male offspring; a boy, man, or male animal in relation to either or both of his parents. The female equivalent is a daughter. Every male is a son, since all males have parents, whether the parents are no longer living or are living someplace else.