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Bambi
name, noun, slang
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name.
- 2 A surname from Italian.
- 3 A town in Huíla, Angola.
- 4 Initialism of ballistic missile boost intercept. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
- 1 A deer, especially a fawn. colloquial
"Deer graze the lawns of the historic estate at Wawona and of the golf course across the road. Remember that these graceful “Bambis” are wild animals with sharp hooves and antlers."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian Bambi, from bambina (“young girl”).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian Bambi.
Etymology 3
From German Bambi, from Italian bambino (“child”), after the fictional character Bambi created by the Austrian author Felix Salten (1869–1945).
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Portuguese Bambi.
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