mother–sonadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌðəˈsʌn/, U.S.

/ˌməðərˈsən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mother n.¹, son n.¹

Etymology: < mother n.¹ + son n.¹ Compare slightly earlier mother–child adj.

1. Originally and chiefly Social Sciences. Of, relating to or designating the relationship between a mother and her son. Cf. mother–child adj., mother–daughter adj.In quot. 1906 as a heading in a table referring to inheritance of eye-colour from parent to child.

ΚΠ

1906 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 77 331 (table) Mother-son.]

1911 Brain 34 93 I find in the following pairs that..47.8 per cent, out of 500 offspring had their first attack at or before the age of 25 years: Mother–son..51 out of 119 offspring. Mother–daughter [etc.].

1915 Amer. Jrnl. Insanity July 138 The greatest differences are in the father-daughter group and in the mother-son group.

1925 Man 25 87 (note) The fundamental, though ambivalent, nature of the mother-son relation for love-life.

1927 B. Malinowski Sex & Repression in Savage Society ii. iii. 100 Not one single case of mother-son incest could be found.

1949 M. Mead Male & Female xvi. 326 A mother-son combination is classified as bad for the son.

1991 S. Keen Fire in Belly i. ii. 20 There are many variations on the modern mother-son theme.

2005 N. M. Keating in M. Pomerance & F. Gateward Where Boys Are xviii. 247 There is a lack of films portraying textured, meaningful (perhaps even ‘healthy’) mother-son relationships considered valuable in their own right.

2. Acupuncture. Designating the law governing the relationships between any two major organs of the body in the five element cycle (see element n. Additions); (also) designating each of these relationships. Cf. mother n.¹ 15.

ΚΠ

1962 F. Mann Acupuncture vi. 69 The effect on the preceding meridian (in this case the lung) is usually less marked than the true ‘mother’-‘son’ effect.

1987 M. Nightingale Acupuncture iv. 68 The nourishing cycle is depicted by a clockwise sequence..in which each yin element is regarded as the ‘mother’ of the succeeding one in the circle..is the basis of one of the great laws of acupuncture and is known as the Mother-Son Law.

1995 D. Watson Dict. Mind & Body 257 Treating the lungs (metal)..will also provide more energy for the kidneys (water), since these are in a ‘mother-son’ relationship (metal holds water).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mother–son
释义	mother–sonadj. Brit. /ˌmʌðəˈsʌn/, U.S. /ˌməðərˈsən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mother n.¹, son n.¹ Etymology: < mother n.¹ + son n.¹ Compare slightly earlier mother–child adj. 1. Originally and chiefly Social Sciences. Of, relating to or designating the relationship between a mother and her son. Cf. mother–child adj., mother–daughter adj.In quot. 1906 as a heading in a table referring to inheritance of eye-colour from parent to child. ΚΠ 1906 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 77 331 (table) Mother-son.] 1911 Brain 34 93 I find in the following pairs that..47.8 per cent, out of 500 offspring had their first attack at or before the age of 25 years: Mother–son..51 out of 119 offspring. Mother–daughter [etc.]. 1915 Amer. Jrnl. Insanity July 138 The greatest differences are in the father-daughter group and in the mother-son group. 1925 Man 25 87 (note) The fundamental, though ambivalent, nature of the mother-son relation for love-life. 1927 B. Malinowski Sex & Repression in Savage Society ii. iii. 100 Not one single case of mother-son incest could be found. 1949 M. Mead Male & Female xvi. 326 A mother-son combination is classified as bad for the son. 1991 S. Keen Fire in Belly i. ii. 20 There are many variations on the modern mother-son theme. 2005 N. M. Keating in M. Pomerance & F. Gateward Where Boys Are xviii. 247 There is a lack of films portraying textured, meaningful (perhaps even ‘healthy’) mother-son relationships considered valuable in their own right. 2. Acupuncture. Designating the law governing the relationships between any two major organs of the body in the five element cycle (see element n. Additions); (also) designating each of these relationships. Cf. mother n.¹ 15. ΚΠ 1962 F. Mann Acupuncture vi. 69 The effect on the preceding meridian (in this case the lung) is usually less marked than the true ‘mother’-‘son’ effect. 1987 M. Nightingale Acupuncture iv. 68 The nourishing cycle is depicted by a clockwise sequence..in which each yin element is regarded as the ‘mother’ of the succeeding one in the circle..is the basis of one of the great laws of acupuncture and is known as the Mother-Son Law. 1995 D. Watson Dict. Mind & Body 257 Treating the lungs (metal)..will also provide more energy for the kidneys (water), since these are in a ‘mother-son’ relationship (metal holds water). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1911
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