sonny

See also: Sonny

English

Etymology

son +‎ -y

Pronunciation

Audio (US) (file)
IPA^(key): /ˈsʌni/

Noun

sonny (plural sonnies)

a familiar form of address for a boy
(colloquial, derogatory) form of address to a boy or man, to express contempt, warning etc.
Synonyms: friend, buster, buddy, pal

Translations

a familiar form of address for a boy

Esperanto: filĉjo
Finnish: poju (fi)
French: fiston (fr) m
German: mein Junge m, Kleiner (de) m, Söhnchen (de) m or n

Polish: synek (pl) m
Russian: сыно́к (ru) m (synók), сыно́чек (ru) m (synóček), сыни́шка (ru) m (syníška)
Scottish Gaelic: macan (gd) m
Spanish: hijo (es) m, mijo (es) m, hijito (es) m, mijito m

pejorative form of address

German: Freundchen n

Spanish: fulano (es) m, mijo (es) m

See also

sissy

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