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Sonny

/ˈsʌni/

A familiar form of address for a boy

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noun
  1. 1

    A familiar form of address for a boy

  2. 2

    Form of address to a boy or man, to express contempt, warning etc.

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ladnounA boy or young man.
cubnounA member of the Cub Scouts.
laddienoun(Scotland, Northumbria) A small boy.
sonny boynouna familiar form of address for a boy

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WordDefinition
sonny boynouna familiar form of address for a boy
ladnounA boy or young man.
laddienoun(Scotland, Northumbria) A small boy.
cubnounA member of the Cub Scouts.
boynounA male child.
kiddonoun(US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) A child.
sonnounOne's male offspring.
buddynounA friend or casual acquaintance.
littlenoun(chiefly uncountable or in the singular) A small amount.
petitnoun(printing, dated, French and German contexts) Synonym of brevier.
smallnoun(uncountable, especially clothing, food or drink) One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured.
othernounThe other one; the second of two.
nopenoun(informal) A negative reply, no.
scoutnounA member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States.
sluggernoun(baseball) A batter who has a high percentage of extra base hits.
kidnoun(informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.
palnoun(colloquial) A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.
sonynoun(trademark) An international electronics and media company based in Tokyo, Japan.
donnynounA diminutive of the male given names Don, Donald, Donovan, or Adonis.
crockettnounA number of places in the United States:

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