sonny

[ suhn-ee ]
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noun
  1. little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).

  2. (used as a term of direct address to express contempt, derision, etc.): No, sonny, you can't park there!

Origin of sonny

1
First recorded in 1840–50; son + -y2

Other definitions for Sonny (2 of 2)

Sonny
[ suhn-ee ]

noun
  1. a male given name.

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How to use sonny in a sentence

  • So work away, my sonnies, and give us more surprises of this sort as often as you like.'

    Jo's Boys | Louisa May Alcott
  • Good-day, sonnies, said Snakeroot Sam, doffing his dilapidated hat with mock courtesy.

    The Campers Out | Edward S. Ellis
  • But I was out-talked, sonnies, as has happened to me by my own wife, time and time agen.

    The Soul of Susan Yellam | Horace Annesley Vachell

British Dictionary definitions for sonny

sonny

/ (ˈsʌnɪ) /


nounplural -nies
  1. a familiar or patronizing term of address to a boy or man

Origin of sonny

1
C19: from son + -y ²

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