sonny

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sonny

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++son·ny /ˈsʌni/ noun old-fashioned spoken CHILDMANused when speaking to a boy or young man who is much younger than you 孩子，小伙子〔用于称呼男孩或比自己年轻得多的男子〕 Now you listen to me, sonny. 喂，你听我说，年轻人。

Examples from the Corpus

sonny• Come on, sonny, it's worth that.• I think we can afford it more than you, sonny.Origin sonny (1800-1900) son

son·ny nounChineseSyllable

speaking when boy to used man or young a Corpus

sonny
son‧ny /ˈsʌni/

noun old-fashioned spoken

Date: 1800-1900
Origin: son

used when speaking to a boy or young man who is much younger than you:

Now you listen to me, sonny.

sonny

BrE

/ˈsʌni/

NAmE

/ˈsʌni/

noun

[singular]

(

old-fashioned

)

a word used by an older person to address a young man or boy （年长者对年轻男子或男孩的称呼）孩子