2N-COUNT [with poss](某地)之子(籍贯为某地的人,尤指名人) A man, especially a famous man, can be described as a son of the place he comes from. (某地)之子(籍贯为某地的人,尤指名人) [journalism]
...New Orleans's most famous son, Louis Armstrong.
新奥尔良最著名的人物—路易斯·阿姆斯特朗
...sons of Africa.
非洲之子
3N-VOC 年轻人,孩子(对男孩或比自己年轻的男子的昵称) Some people use son as a form of address when they are showing kindness or affection to a boy or a man who is younger than them. 年轻人,孩子(对男孩或比自己年轻的男子的昵称) [informal, feelings]
Don't be frightened by failure, son.
孩子,不要害怕失败。
Quotations
A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the heaviness of his motherBible: Proverbs