sonny

See also: Sonny

English

Etymology

From son +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsʌni/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ʌni
Homophone: sunny

Noun

sonny (plural sonnies)

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

Derived terms

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

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sonny”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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