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son·ny
(sŭn′ē)n. pl. son·nies
Used as a familiar form of address for a boy or young man.
[Diminutive of son.]
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sonny
(ˈsʌnɪ)n, pl -nies
a familiar or patronizing term of address to a boy or man
[C19: from son + -y2]
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son•ny
(ˈsʌn i)n.
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
[1840–50]
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| Noun | 1. | sonny - a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) boy, male child - a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform" |
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sonny
[ˈsʌni] n → fiston mHallo, sonny → Salut, fiston.son of a bitch son-of-a-bitch n → fils m de pute
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