sonny
noun
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
sonnies
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pluralof sonny.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Well, my sonnies, there’ll be a good strong party looking at us to-day as we go along.”
From Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school by Thomas Hardy
“Rot me, my sonnies, then, if I can tell what a man is from all his members put together, oftentimes.”
From Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school by Thomas Hardy
“Hullo, my sonnies, here you be, then!” said Reuben Dewy at length, standing up and blowing forth a vehement gust of breath.
From Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school by Thomas Hardy
"Then." said the fiddler, "I'll venture to name that the right and proper thing is "The Soldier's Joy" — there being a gallant soldier married into the farm — hey, my sonnies, and gentlemen all?"
From Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
"Then," said the fiddler, "I'll venture to name that the right and proper thing is 'The Soldier's Joy'—there being a gallant soldier married into the farm—hey, my sonnies, and gentlemen all?"
From Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
