"sonny" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsʌni/ Audio: en-us-sonny.ogg [US], en-us-sunny.ogg [US] Forms: sonnies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌni Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone English son Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sonny From son + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|son|-y<id:diminutive>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone English son Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sonny [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*sunuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*sunu", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "sunu", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "sone", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "son", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-i, *-ī", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-j-, *-ij-", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-j-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-i", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sonny", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="sonny"> From son + -y. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sonny (plural sonnies)
  1. (dated) A familiar form of address for a boy. Tags: dated Translations (a familiar form of address for a boy): си́нко (sínko) [masculine] (Bulgarian), filĉjo (Esperanto), poju (Finnish), fiston [masculine] (French), mein Junge [masculine] (German), Kleiner [masculine] (German), Söhnchen [masculine, neuter] (German), synek [masculine] (Polish), сыно́к (synók) [masculine] (Russian), сыно́чек (synóček) [masculine] (Russian), сыни́шка (syníška) [masculine] (Russian), macan [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), hijo [masculine] (Spanish), mijo [masculine] (Spanish), hijito [masculine] (Spanish), mijito [masculine] (Spanish), сино́к (synók) [masculine] (Ukrainian), сино́чок (synóčok) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sonny-en-noun-Inr5ZRyY Categories (other): English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'a familiar form of address for a boy': 75 25
  2. (colloquial, dated, derogatory) Form of address to a boy or man, to express contempt, warning etc. Tags: colloquial, dated, derogatory Synonyms: friend, buster, buddy, pal
    Sense id: en-sonny-en-noun-ZiVkLBLa Categories (other): English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 32 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sonny boy, sonny Jim, sonnykins Related terms: sissy Translations (pejorative form of address): Freundchen [neuter] (German), fulano [masculine] (Spanish), mijo [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'pejorative form of address': 49 51

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
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}
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      "sense": "a familiar form of address for a boy",
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      "word": "си́нко"
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      "sense": "a familiar form of address for a boy",
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      "word": "fiston"
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      "sense": "a familiar form of address for a boy",
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      "word": "mein Junge"
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      "lang": "German",
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      "sense": "a familiar form of address for a boy",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Kleiner"
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      "sense": "a familiar form of address for a boy",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Söhnchen"
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      "sense": "a familiar form of address for a boy",
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      "word": "synek"
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      "sense": "a familiar form of address for a boy",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "сыно́к"
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      "word": "сыно́чек"
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      "sense": "a familiar form of address for a boy",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "сыни́шка"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "a familiar form of address for a boy",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "macan"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "a familiar form of address for a boy",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "hijo"
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      "sense": "a familiar form of address for a boy",
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      "word": "hijito"
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      "sense": "a familiar form of address for a boy",
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      "code": "uk",
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      "code": "de",
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}

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