only son

English

Noun

only son (plural only sons)

1. A sole male child, whether one among multiple siblings, or one who has no siblings.
   • 1991 November 18, Alessandra Stanley, “The Symbols Spawned by a Killing”, in New York Times:

     Mr. Doyle, an only son, grew up with the undivided attention of affectionate parents and two doting sisters.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see only,‎ son.

   He was the only son to go to college.

Translations

sole male child

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: ainoa poika
• Greek: μοναχογιός (el) m (monachogiós)
• Irish: aonmhac m, mac aonghine m
• Macedonian: син единец (sin edinec)
• Russian: еди́нственный сын (jedínstvennyj syn)
• Spanish: hijo único m
• Tagalog: uniko iho

See also

• only child
• only daughter