Definition of sonny
:a young boy
—usually used in address
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Examples of sonny in a Sentence
come over here, sonny, and help me clean up
First Known Use of sonny
1838
sonny Synonyms
Synonyms
boychick (or boychik), boyo [Irish], callant [chiefly Scottish], lad, laddie, nipper, shaveling, shaver, boy, stripling, tad, youthRelated Words
adolescent, juvenile, kid, kiddie (also kiddy), kiddo, minor, moppet, teenager, tween, youngling, youngster; brat, gamin, guttersnipe, hobbledehoy, imp, squirt, urchin, whippersnapper; schoolboy; toddler, tot, tyke (also tike); mama's boy, mollycoddleSONNY Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of sonny for English Language Learners
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—used by an older person to address a younger man or a boy
SONNY Defined for Kids
sonny
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Definition of sonny for Students
plural sonnies
:a young boy Hint:
Sonny is used mostly by an older person to address a boy.
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