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sonny
son·ny
/
ˈsʌn
i
/
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[
suhn
-ee
]
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noun
1.
little
son
(often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
2.
(used as a term of direct address to express contempt, derision, etc.):
No, sonny, you can't park there!
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Origin:
1840–50;
son
+
-y
2
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Son·ny
/
ˈsʌn
i
/
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[
suhn
-ee
]
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noun
a male given
name
.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Rol·lins
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ˈrɒl
ɪnz
/
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[
rol
-inz
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noun
Theodore Walter
(
"Sonny"
)
born 1929,
U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
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Rollins
(ˈrɒlɪnz)
—
n
Sonny
, original name
Theodore Walter Rollins
. born 1930, US jazz tenor saxophonist, noted for his improvisation
sonny
(ˈsʌnɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-nies
a familiar or patronizing term of address to a boy or man
[C19: from
son
+
-y
²]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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