filius — meaning in English

English meaning

• boy noun A male child or young man.
• child noun A young human being, from birth up to the start of the teenage years.
• son noun A person's male child.

Senses

filius is used for these senses in English:

• Son (Christianity) One of the three persons of the Trinity, believed to have become incarnated as Jesus Christ.
• boy (informal, sometimes mildly derogatory) A male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age).
• child (with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.
• son A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.

boy — full definition

1. noun A male child or young man.
2. interjection Used to express surprise, delight, or strong feeling.

child — full definition

1. noun A young human being, from birth up to the start of the teenage years.
2. noun A son or daughter of any age, regardless of how old they are.
3. noun Someone strongly shaped by a particular time, place, or influence.

Related Latin words