Skip to main content

Bambi

31 7.9
A friendly nickname for a person who seems innocent or shy
  • proper noun
  • /ˈbæm.bi/
  • Informal
translation icon : Bambi
  • You remind me of Bambi, so innocent and full of wonder.
  • named Bambi
  • Bambi said
  • Hey, Bambi

Last week was a bit of a mental one because Bambi actually got her first ever sickness bug.

Examples

  • And you look so pretty and sweet, like Bambi.

  • He dubbed her "Bambi."

    Fiction book (1992)
  • It's those big brown Bambi eyes.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Eyes like Bambi.

  • Mark looks up at her with his pleading Bambi eyes that Frida always falls for.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • He wished that he had gone after the doe-eyed woman whom he had named Bambi.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I mean, look at her: Brown's long hair, Bambi eyes, a beautiful face, and it seems like she has a good heart, just like Lexie did.

    Blog text (21)
  • After stumbling on the ice, he looked like Bambi trying to stand up for the first time.

  • With those big, bright eyes and that sweet smile, she truly has a Bambi-like charm.

Synonyms

babe
vsBambi
  • Informal
303 7.2

An attractive young person, usually a woman, described in a casual way

focuses more on innocence and naive charm than plain attractiveness
bubby
vsBambi
  • Baby Talk
6 8.5

A loving name for a young boy or brother

applies to innocent attractive youth more broadly, not only boys or brothers
sweet young thing
vsBambi
  • Offensive
2 8.2

An attractive young woman often talked about in a kind way or as less grown-up

emphasizes innocent naive charm rather than patronizing attractiveness
bub
vsBambi
  • UK
1 9.8

A baby or very young child

suggests charming naive youth with affectionate nicknaming rather than literal infancy
babs
vsBambi
  • Informal
9.9

A loving nickname for a baby or someone close to you

highlights naive youth and appealing innocence rather than general affection
lil
vsBambi
  • Informal
9.8

A young or small person called in a friendly way

carries innocent and attractive naivety rather than only smallness or youth

Antonyms

86 6.7

A person who has wide experience of the world and good social manners

28 5.8

Being experienced in life and with people

Idioms

To move clumsily and unsteadily, like a new skater

Compounds

Bambi look
  • Informal
8.8

A look with wide childlike eyes that shows innocence

A person who loves the character Bambi or cute animals and cares for wildlife

How Naive

innocent
225 2.9
Bambi
  • Informal
31 7.9
greenhorn
  • Informal
7 7.4
beginner
81 1.0

Surface Forms

Bambi main

Etymology

Bambi comes from the deer character's name, which likely comes from the Italian bambino 'child' or 'baby'. As a nickname, Bambi suggests youth, gentle innocence, or a sweet kind of shyness.