The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SONS
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What does SONS mean?
SONS noun- One's male offspring.
- A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.
- A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.
- A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.
- A male descendant.
- A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.
- An informal address to a friend or person of equal authority.
- One's male offspring.
- A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.
- A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.
- A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.
- A male descendant.
- A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.
- An informal address to a friend or person of equal authority.