The phrase "a young sonny" is not standard in written English and may be considered informal or colloquial.
It could be used in a casual context to refer to a young boy or son, often in a familiar or affectionate manner.
Example: "Look at that young sonny playing in the park, full of energy and joy."
Alternatives: "a young lad" or "a young boy".
In the 1946 war of the Families, The Godfather put the Family's future in the hands of a brash young Sonny Corleone.
The first sputnik of 1957 inspired young Sonny Hickam to build rockets with a group of friends who become known as the Rocket Boys and who, facing opposition of parents and town, got timely help from a teacher and a sympathetic machinist and ended up winning national recognition for their work.
Francis's highlight reel and the family photo album are one and the same: Gio as a boy in a church in "The Conversation," Sofia as the infant being baptized at the end of the first "Godfather," Roman as the young Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather, Part II".
Sonny, a young Indian entrepreneur played by Slumdog Millionaire's Dev Patel, opens a once-grand, now-crumbling palace as a kind of Leisure World for the global village.
When the group arrives at the picturesque hotel, they find an energetic young manager Sonny (Dev Patel) but a dilapidated facility, not yet what he had promised.
Sonny, the narrator, is a young boy trying to make a life for himself on the streets, and provide for his mother.
The 22-year-old flanker has already been compared to a young Michael Jones and has signed up to represent New Zealand at sevens this year alongside Sonny Bill Williams.
Mr. Blake, a young tenor saxophonist, is a swift and sure improviser, with more than a hint of Sonny Rollins in his style; when he leads bands, he's firmly in control.
Hubert (Sonny) Hine was born in the Bronx, but was intrigued with horses at a young age.
On "Sonny With a Chance," which had its premiere in February, Ms. Lovato plays a young actress plucked from Wisconsin obscurity to join a children's sketch show in Hollywood.
