only son

English

Noun

only son (plural only sons)

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.
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
Russian: еди́нственный сын (jedínstvennyj syn)
Spanish: hijo único m
Tagalog: uniko iho

See also

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