Bambi

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name.
  2. 2
    A surname from Italian.
  3. 3
    A town in Huíla, Angola.
  4. 4
    Initialism of ballistic missile boost intercept. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Example

More examples

"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.

Related phrases

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