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paper sons

paper sons is the plural of paper son.

Meaning of paper son

Noun

paper son (plural paper sons)

  1. (US, historical) A Chinese male who was falsely registered as the son of another Chinese who had already migrated to America, in order to take advantage of immigration laws.

Questions about paper sons

What is paper sons the plural of?
Paper sons is the plural of paper son.

Words near paper sons in the dictionary

  1. paper shredder
  2. paper shredders
  3. paper snowflake
  4. paper snowflakes
  5. paper son
  6. paper sons
  7. paper spurge
  8. paper stainer
  9. paper stainers
  10. paper streamer
  11. paper streamers

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