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favorite son

favorite son noun: a successful man from a particular area.

Noun

favorite son (plural favorite sons)

  1. (US) A successful man from a particular area.
    • After two decades in Silicon Valley creating a billion-dollar company, Ohio's favorite son returns home.
  2. A male party member to whom the leadership is likely to assign a prominent role.
  3. (US) A male candidate chosen by a state delegation for an initial ballot, in the knowledge that other delegations will not prefer this candidate, for the purpose of negotiation.

Forms of favorite son

pluralfavorite sons

Questions about favorite son

What does favorite son mean?
Favorite son means a successful man from a particular area.
What part of speech is favorite son?
Favorite son is a noun.
What is the plural of favorite son?
The plural of favorite son is favorite sons.

Words near favorite son in the dictionary

  1. favoristic
  2. favorite
  3. favorite people
  4. favorite person
  5. favorite persons
  6. favorite son
  7. favorite sons
  8. favorited
  9. favoritemost
  10. favorites
  11. favoritest

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