sonny

See also: Sonny

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sew-?

Proto-Indo-European *sewH-

Proto-Indo-European *suHnús

Proto-Germanic *sunuz

Proto-West Germanic *sunu

Old English sunu

Middle English sone

English son

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English sonny

From son + -y.

sonny (plural sonnies)

(dated) A familiar form of address for a boy. [1833^[1]]
(colloquial, dated, derogatory) Form of address to a boy or man, to express contempt, warning etc. [1852^[1]]
Synonyms: friend, buster, buddy, pal

a familiar form of address for a boy

Bulgarian: си́нко m (sínko)
Esperanto: filĉjo
Finnish: poju (fi)
French: fiston (fr) m
German: mein Junge m, Kleiner (de) m, Söhnchen (de) m or n
Polish: synek (pl) m
Russian: сыно́к (ru) m (synók), сыно́чек (ru) m (synóček), сыни́шка (ru) m (syníška)
Scottish Gaelic: macan (gd) m
Spanish: hijo (es) m, mijo (es) m, hijito (es) m, mijito m
Ukrainian: сино́к m (synók), сино́чок m (synóčok)

pejorative form of address

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “sonny”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.