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Definition of Sonny
1. Noun. A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy).
Definition of Sonny
1. Proper noun. A nickname of a child. ¹
2. Proper noun. (English male given name). ¹
3. Noun. a familiar form of address for a boy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sonny
1. a small boy [n -NIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sonny
Literary usage of Sonny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1896)
"Wife has had her over here to supper sev'al nights lately, an' Sonny he 's took
tea over ... Of co'se Mary Elizabeth she 's a year older 'n what Sonny is, ..."
2. The Bookman (1897)
"Sonny. By Ruth McEnery Stuart. New York: The Century Co. $1.00. ... The sketches
collected under the title Sonny made the reader laugh with a swelling heart ..."
3. The Simple Life by Ruth King Porter (2006)
"When Sonny came around the corner of the barn with Buck and Ben, she was so glad to
... But Sonny acted as though she wasn't there. He didn't answer her. ..."
4. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1849)
"[The Sonny asi.] " Hts hair, nails and beard being clipped, bearing with him a
dish, a staff, and a water- pot, his whole mind being fixed on God, ..."
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