Sonny
Sonny noun - A male person who has not yet reached adulthood.
Usage example: come over here, sonny, and help me clean up
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Synonyms for Sonny
Youth
Youth noun - A male person who has not yet reached adulthood.
Usage example: a big, strapping youth who, even at his relatively young age, knew the meaning of hard work
Sonny and youth are semantically related in guy topic. You can use "Sonny" instead a noun "Youth", if it concerns topics such as boy.
Nearby Words: youthful, youthfully
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Both words in one sentence
- Since it's all based on Palminteri's youth in the Bronx, the original Sonny is probably an example of Truth in Television as well.
Source: Neighbourhood-Friendly Gangsters - Since itz all based on Palminteriz youth up in tha Bronx, tha original gangsta Sonny is probably a example of Truth in Television as well.
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Plucky Comic Relief: Sonny belongs in this role, with his youth often coming at the but of jokes, but it's also Played for Drama, because Sonny's ideas and beliefs are dismissed as "cute" because of his age even if they are well thought-out.
Source: Theatre / In the Heights
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