The difference between Father and Son

When used as nouns, father means a (generally human) male who begets a child, whereas son means one's male offspring.

When used as verbs, father means to be a father to, whereas son means to produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son.

check bellow for the other definitions of Father and Son

  1. Father as a noun:

    A (generally human) male who begets a child.

    Examples:

    "My father was a strong influence on me."

    "My friend Tony just became a father."

  2. Father as a noun:

    A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.

  3. Father as a noun:

    Examples:

    "Come, father; you can sit here."

  4. Father as a noun:

  5. Father as a noun:

    A person who plays the role of a father in some way.

    Examples:

    "My brother was a father to me after my parents got divorced."

    "The child is father to the man."

  6. Father as a noun:

    The founder of a discipline or science.

    Examples:

    "Albert Einstein is the father of modern physics."

  7. Father as a noun:

    Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.

  8. Father as a noun:

    A senator of Ancient Rome.

  1. Father as a verb:

    To be a father to; to sire.

  2. Father as a verb (figuratively):

    To give rise to.

  3. Father as a verb:

    To act as a father; to support and nurture.

  4. Father as a verb:

    To provide with a father.

  5. Father as a verb:

    To adopt as one's own.

  1. Son as a noun:

    One's male offspring.

    Examples:

    "Before the birth of the man's child, he said: "I want a son, not a daughter."

  2. Son as a noun:

    A male adopted person in relation to his adoption parents.

  3. Son as a noun:

    A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.

  4. Son as a noun:

    A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.

    Examples:

    "He was a son of the mafia system."

  5. Son as a noun:

    A male descendant.

    Examples:

    "The pharaohs were believed to be sons of the Sun."

  6. Son as a noun:

  7. Son as a noun (UK, colloquial):

  1. Son as a verb (transitive):

    To produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son.

  2. Son as a verb (transitive):

    To address (someone) as "son".

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