Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

favorite son

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: fa-vorite -son
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A successful man from a particular area.

American usage

noun

A male party member to whom the leadership is likely to assign a prominent role.

noun

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.

American usage

Example Sentences

"After two decades in Silicon Valley creating a billion-dollar company, Ohio's favorite son returns home."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

favorite sons (plural)

Phrases

prodigal son

Frequently Paired Words

prodigal son favorite daughter

Questions

What does favorite son mean?: A successful man from a particular area.

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