sonny
A familiar form of address for a boyA familiar form of address for a boy.
» Sonny, I knew even your great-great-grandfather.
Meaning
2 senses(dated)A familiar form of address for a boy.
mein Junge, Kleiner, Söhnchen
сыно́кsynók, сыно́чекsynóček, сыни́шкаsyníška
сино́кsynók, сино́чокsynóčok
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
(colloquial, dated, derogatory)Form of address to a boy or man, to express contempt, warning etc.
Freundchen
Examples
5 sentencesSonny, I knew even your great-great-grandfather.
Come here, sonny. You'll be my eyes.
"Please move aside." "Ya wanna make something of it, sonny?"
"Would you keep an eye on my car, sonny?" "And for how much?"
"Go home, sonny," Mary urged Tom, "and have a good sleep! You're whacked out!"
de„Geh nach Hause, Kleines, und schlaf dich aus!“ drängte Tom Maria. „Du bist ja völlig geschafft!“
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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By meaning 2
Origin
Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-
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