Mother's Son (Noun)
Meaning
A male person; "every mother's son who could walk was there".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The whole town was at the fair, every mother's son who could walk was there.
- The mother's son who lived in the village was the one who had inherited the family farm.
- It was said that the young man was a mother's son, and therefore was not fit for the rigors of military life.
- In those days, every mother's son was expected to follow in his father's footsteps and take up the family trade.
- He was a typical mother's son, spoiled and lazy, with no sense of responsibility or duty.