Antonyms for sonny
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : suhn-ee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌn i |
Definition of sonny
Origin :- "small boy," 1850, from son + -y (3). As a familiar form of address to one younger or inferior, from 1870. The song "Sonny Boy" (Jolson) was popular 1928.
- As in boy : noun young man
- As in youngster : noun child
- You'd better not let him hear you say anything like that, sonny!
- Extract from : « The Dare Boys of 1776 » by Stephen Angus Cox
- I say, sonny; yer hain't seen nothin' of a keow, have yer, here or hereabouts?
- Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
- The lady is right, sonny, you'd better watch those impulses.
- Extract from : « We're Friends, Now » by Henry Hasse
- Sonny did not need to reason about it; his heart understood all that was necessary.
- Extract from : « The House in the Water » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- They called one another "old man" and "sonny" in cheery voices.
- Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad
- Now, Sonny, keep that pledge and it will be the best act of your life.
- Extract from : « The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln » by Wayne Whipple
- As long as Joe was here Sally and Sonny would not be troubled.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
- He saw women like Sally and children like Sonny asleep in a train.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
- It gave him an impression that Sally and Sonny were, indeed, on the train.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
- "It's too late now, Sonny," he said to the importunate child.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
Synonyms for sonny
- boy
- buck
- cadet
- chap
- chick
- child
- cub
- dude
- fellow
- fledgling
- gamin
- girl
- guy
- half-pint
- junior
- juvenile
- juvenile delinquent
- kid
- lad
- lass
- little guy
- little kid
- little shaver
- master
- moppet
- punk
- pup
- pupil
- puppy
- runt
- sapling
- schoolboy
- shaver
- small fry
- snotnose kid
- sonny
- sprout
- squirt
- stripling
- student
- tadpole
- teenager
- teenybopper
- urchin
- whippersnapper
- young adult
- young person
- youngster
- youth
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