sons

noun

1. One's male offspring.“Before the birth of the man's child, he said: "I want a son, not a daughter."”
2. A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.
3. 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. A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.“He was a son of the mafia system.”