sonny

See also: Sonny

English

Etymology

From son +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʌni/

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• Rhymes: -ʌni
• Homophone: sunny

Noun

sonny (plural sonnies)

1. (dated) A familiar form of address for a boy. [1833]
2. (colloquial, dated, derogatory) Form of address to a boy or man, to express contempt, warning etc. [1852]

   Synonyms: friend, buster, buddy, pal

Derived terms

• sonny boy
• sonny Jim

Translations

a familiar form of address for a boy

• Esperanto: filĉjo
• Finnish: poju (fi)
• French: fiston (fr) m
• German: mein Junge m, Kleiner (de) m, Söhnchen (de) m or n
• Polish: synek (pl) m
• Russian: сыно́к (ru) m (synók), сыно́чек (ru) m (synóček), сыни́шка (ru) m (syníška)
• Scottish Gaelic: macan (gd) m
• Spanish: hijo (es) m, mijo (es) m, hijito (es) m, mijito m
• Ukrainian: сино́к m (synók), сино́чок m (synóčok)

pejorative form of address

• German: Freundchen (de) n
• Spanish: fulano (es) m, mijo (es) m

See also

• sissy