from father to son

English

Adverb

from father to son

1. Passed down from a father to his son.

   Hypernym: from generation to generation

   Coordinate term: from mother to daughter

Translations

passed down from a father to his son

• Dutch: van vader op zoon
• Finnish: isältä pojalle
• French: de père en fils (fr)
• Italian: di padre in figlio
• Polish: z ojca na syna
• Spanish: de padre a hijo

See also

• like father, like son

Further reading

• “from father to son” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “from father to son” (US) / “from father to son” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.