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favorite sons

favorite sons is the plural of favorite son.

Meaning of favorite son

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.

Questions about favorite sons

What is favorite sons the plural of?
Favorite sons is the plural of favorite son.

Words near favorite sons in the dictionary

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

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