filho

[FEE-lho]

nounmasculinepl: filhos

son

1. A male child in relation to his parents

He is the son of a doctor.

Ele é o filho de um médico.

2. A male descendant or offspring

The son of Adam and Eve

O filho de Adão e Eva

3. A person belonging to or deriving from a place or group (figurative)

He is a son of Brazil.

Ele é um filho do Brasil.

4. A title of respect or familiarity used by priests or elders

Come here, my son.

Vem cá, meu filho.

NYC Slang

son (can be used similarly as a term of address, though less common in NYC vernacular than in Portuguese)

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General Brazilian Portuguese

filho

Standard usage throughout Brazil

Portugal

filho

Standard usage, sometimes informally shortened to 'fila' in very casual speech

Minas Gerais

filho

Common affectionate form of address: 'Ô meu filho!'

Northeast Brazil

filho

Often used as a term of endearment with diminutive 'filhinho'

filho de Deus - child of God; a term of spiritual reference

filho da pátria - son of the nation; patriotic reference

seu filho - your son; formal or respectful address

meu filho - my son; affectionate or paternal address

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