sonny

¹

[suhn-ee]

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!

Sonny

²

[suhn-ee]

noun

1. a male given name.

sonny

/ ˈsʌnɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sonny¹

First recorded in 1840–50; son + -y ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of sonny¹

C19: from _son + _-y ²

Example Sentences

“She’d sing it in her own way to see if it fits, and she would say, ‘How does that sound, sonny?’

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“No thanks, sonny. Have you seen what’s going on ... screen is blank. Newark!”

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“So I say, ‘Well sonny boy, when I came to Mexico, you were this high, and I was cooking with your grandmothers.’

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“You look like you wanted that one, sonny,” the shopkeeper said pleasantly.

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We've seen plenty heartbreaking, gut wrenching misses in our day, sonny boy.

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Related Words

• boy 
• child 
• girl 
• juvenile 
• kid 
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• youth