"sonny" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsʌni/ Audio: en-us-sonny.ogg Forms: sonnies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌni Etymology: From son + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|son|y|id2=diminutive}} 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): 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 with incorrect language header, English terms of address, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, 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, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'a familiar form of address for a boy': 73 27
  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 with incorrect language header, English terms of address, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, 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 with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sonny boy, sonny Jim 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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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pejorative form of address",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Freundchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pejorative form of address",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fulano"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pejorative form of address",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mijo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sonny"
}

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