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son of Adam

son of Adam noun: any man or boy; any male human.

Noun

son of Adam (plural sons of Adam)

  1. (idiomatic) Any man or boy; any male human.
    • They were at last obliged to consent, and having endeavoured to console their sister, who shed copious floods of tears at the idea of parting with them and spending her days with one of the sons of Adam; and having received their garments, they took leave of her and flew away.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 20

Forms of son of Adam

pluralsons of Adam

Origin of son of Adam

In contrast to Adam and Eve from the Bible.

Questions about son of Adam

What does son of Adam mean?
Son of Adam means any man or boy; any male human.
What part of speech is son of Adam?
Son of Adam is a noun.
What is the plural of son of Adam?
The plural of son of Adam is sons of Adam.

Words near son of Adam in the dictionary

  1. son of a motherless goat
  2. son of a nutcracker
  3. son of a sea-cook
  4. son of a snake
  5. son of a whore
  6. son of Adam
  7. son of bitch
  8. son of God
  9. Son of Heaven
  10. Son of Man
  11. son of privilege

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