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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“You might live wi’ that man, my sonnies, a hundred years, and never know there was anything in him.”
From Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school by Thomas Hardy
My sonnies, all true stories have a coarse touch or a bad moral, depend upon’t.
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
But for a quire to lose the treble, why, my sonnies, you may so well lose your .
From Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school by Thomas Hardy
"Pull starboard, sonnies," sang out old Captain Dear, his grey chin whiskers bristling with joy in the light of the round lantern which he held aloft.
From "And they thought we wouldn't fight" by Floyd Gibbons
