Definitions for Sonny
ˈsʌn iSon·ny

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. cub, lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boy(noun)

   a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

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1. sonny(Noun)

   a familiar form of address for a boy

2. Sonny(ProperNoun)

   A nickname of a child.

3. Sonny(ProperNoun)

   A nickname for a male child.

4. Sonny(ProperNoun)

   A male given name from English.

   'I was christened "Sonny"', the boy said with a protective formality which was clearly of some years' growth. ' It seems to have been all right then. Fashionable, you know. Now, of course, it's ghastly. Everyone calls me Sinclair, even Mother.'

5. Sonny(ProperNoun)

   A diminutive of the female given name Sonia.

   Sonia was hired and quickly persuaded everyone to call her "Sonny." Josie recalls, "For some reason, she did not care for her first name, but I thought it was beautiful. I was surprised that she spelled her nickname 'Sonny' rather than 'Sunny', but I suppose it was because of the letter 'o' in Sonia.

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How to pronounce Sonny?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Sonny in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sonny in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sonny in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Sonny in a Sentence

1. Don Rickles:

   Hey dummy, this floozy your latest thing? You can do better than her, cause I’ve seen better legs on Sonny Liston.

2. Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffery Blackwell:

   The suspect then returned to Police Officer Sonny Kim, who was lying wounded on the street and began to fight with Sonny Kim in an effort to take the officer's firearm.

3. New Zealand coach Gordon Tightens:

   I'm really pleased with Sonny Bill Williams, sonny Bill Williams's disappointed in a couple of things that Sonny Bill Williams did but the good thing about Sonny Bill Williams is that Sonny Bill Williams can put that behind Sonny Bill Williams and just look to the next job. That's why Sonny Bill Williams's so good.

4. Godfather, The:

   Sonny Hey, whataya gonna do, nice college boy, eh Didn't want to get mixed up in the Family business, huh Now you wanna gun down a police captain. Why Because he slapped ya in the face a little bit Hah What do you think this is the Army, where you shoot 'em a mile away You've gotta get up close like this and bada-bing. you blow their brains all over your nice Ivy League suit.

5. John Cranley:

   I am really sorry that my office, that we mistakenly issued a proclamation on behalf of a man that killed, murdered Sonny Kim.

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