sonny

noun

ˈsə-nē How to pronounce sonny (audio)
Definition of sonnynext
as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood come over here, sonny, and help me clean up

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  1. boy
  2. kid
  3. lad
  4. teenager
Noun
  • Adjacent to the luggage chaos sat Megan Hall, a mom of six young boys who was traveling to Wisconsin with her family.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2026
  • At home, my body had been through childbirth, but there was no baby to feed or little boy to introduce to our family.
    — Sherri Smith, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of boy
Noun
  • Windsurfing takes a little longer, but HST has specially-sized equipment for kids, plus windsurfing summer camps.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Barker described trying to be healthier for his kids and taking up running and boxing to get in shape after years of going for a six mile run and then celebrating afterward with a cigarette and a blunt.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of kid
Noun
  • How do two middle-class lads in ratty threads, who might very well have both been played by Robert Pattinson, fast-track an appointment with Jesus?
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Marcus, however, showed a lot of grit and guts for a lad who was not expected to triumph.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of lad
Noun
  • According to investigators, Fraser approached the teenager outside a thrift store and began speaking with her.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The 23-year-old musician first broke through as a teenager in 2020, with a string of emo-cloud-rap singles.
    — Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of teenager
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“Sonny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sonny. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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