Frankie

[ frang-kee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

The grief of losing Frankie to this trip so overwhelmed me that I let out one long screech.

He called me Lear Dear and, except when he was at school, Frankie and I were inseparable.

Our backyard had a baseball diamond and a “Pickle” path worn into the lawn because of Frankie.

I clambered back to my place and turned to the screen to find that Frankie was now the star.

Frankie inherited the most exaggerated version of their features.

"Oi don't loike th' way he is actin', Frankie," whispered Barney.

"Haven't even got my shiv anymore, Frankie," Tiflin remarked, casually.

At last one little boy named Frankie Jones cried out "Tommy, it's your face."

Frankie laughed and cooed, and as soon as his papa stopped, kicked his little feet to have it go again.

Frankie had a brother whose name was Willie, and who was five years older than he.

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