sonny

noun

ˈsə-nē How to pronounce sonny (audio)
Definition of sonnynext
as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood come over here, sonny, and help me clean up

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  1. kid
  2. lad
  3. teenager
Noun
  • Most afternoons, the pool was alive with our big family, actually a pair of merged families, and, as time passed and our kids went into their high-school years, swarms of visitors.
    John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
  • My family walked with Krewe of Confetti Kids on Saturday for its annual kids parade in Algiers Point.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of kid
Noun
  • There’s a rousing musical sequence where the Take That lads rampage through the West End and, at the song’s peak, Williams leaps from the top of a double-decker red bus.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • A lot of the new lads signed early, which helped them to bed in.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of lad
Noun
  • Rioux was the Guinness World Record holder for tallest teenager, standing at 7 feet, 5 inches as a 15-year-old.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Finding housing for a couch-surfing teenager is different than finding housing for a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of teenager
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