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The phrase "a son for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing the desire or intention to have a son, often in relation to family planning or expectations.
Example: "They were hoping for a son for their first child, as they wanted to continue the family name."
Alternatives: "a boy for" or "a male child for".
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A son for a son.
Many had no idea what happiness was, other than having a son for the family.
(Paul Stocker is especially vivid as a son for whom clothing exists merely to encase his hard-won "new body").
Male employees bear the brunt: if the boss's child is a son, for example, they can expect 0.5% less salary than if he hadn't reproduced.Female staff fare better.
According to testimony, in the summer of 2011 the elder Mr. Miller criticized a son for having let his beard be cut the previous year.
A Son for Parker and Broderick The first of the two pregnant actresses on "Sex and the City" had her baby.
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"Senator, I come here as a son asking for a favor for his father," Norcross said.
"Isn't it natural for a parent to love a son, and for a son to love a father?" she said recently.
He named a son Anthony for Lake.
While ANR is mainly a SON function for self-configuration, MRO is a function that performs self-optimisation tasks [26].
But for a son taking over for his founder-father, the transition can be tricky.
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