Definitions for Sonny
ˈsʌn iSon·ny

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

1. cub, lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boynoun

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

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1. sonnynoun

   a familiar form of address for a boy

2. Sonnynoun

   A nickname of a child.

3. Sonnynoun

   A nickname for a male child.

4. Sonnynoun

   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. Sonnynoun

   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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1. sonny

   Song lyrics by sonny -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by sonny on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Male Child

How to pronounce Sonny?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. 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.

2. Don Rickles:

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

3. 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.

4. Chris Cuomo:

   I loomover that table, in their minds, I’m Sonny Corleone and I’m capable of anything.

5. Chuck Wepner:

   I was the only guy to knock him down when he was champion of the world, (Sonny) Liston was the biggest puncher I ever fought, but all around, the most skilled fighter, it was Muhammad Ali by far. It was an honor to fight the guy, and to this day I'm very proud of myself for what I accomplished in that fight.

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