0 someone’s male child -- hijo
They have two sons.
1 a male child -- hijo [ masculine, singular ]
I have three sons. Tengo tres hijos
They ask us where their children are, their sons.
This conviction has been passed on from father to son.
They could be our fathers, our sons or ourselves.
Even worse is the fact that it is a tyranny where power is handed down from father to son.
They and the other parents of sons and daughters who have died deserved an explanation.
I speak as a son and a brother of three women in my family who have successfully run or participated in the running of small businesses.