Meaning & use
bonny
Attractive or pleasing in appearance, especially describing a healthy-looking child or person.
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The nurse smiled and called the newborn a bonny baby with rosy cheeks.
Her grandmother always said she was a bonny lass with a bright, cheerful face.
A note on using this word
Bonny is chiefly used in Scottish and Northern English speech and often carries a warm, affectionate tone rather than being purely descriptive.
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prettycomely
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