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bunny

bunny

267 1.0
A small rabbit, often a young one
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌni/
  • Informal
: conejito
  • I used to have a little bunny rabbit named Teddy; it looked really cute nibbling on Angela's ear.
  • bunny rabbit
  • bunny went

It's like, you know, think baby Bunny when it comes to stains.

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Examples

  • We provided homes and food for our household animals, and they gave us eggs, bunny wool, and company.

    Academic text (2002)
  • I could do a bunny hop, a little jump, one foot forward, one foot back.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Give me the bunny, give me the bunny, give me the bunny.

  • Isn't that cute little Bunny bottom right there?

  • All right, all the rest of you hungry bunnies, get 'em while we got 'em.

  • Quick as a bunny.

  • Bunny rabbit.

  • It's all kind of, you know, sparkles and Easter bunnies and stuff and fairies.

  • A breeze with a fuel-charged smell lifts Bunny's hair from her neck.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The children were excited to see the little bunny hopping around in the garden.

Synonyms

bunny rabbit
vsbunny
  • Informal
19 1.0

A small, soft rabbit often thought of as young and cute

is identical in meaning but shorter and more informal
cottontail rabbit
vsbunny
  • US
1 2.0

A small North American rabbit with grey or brown fur and a white underside to its tail

is the informal common name rather than a specific species description
snowshoe rabbit
vsbunny
  • US
1 3.9

A large North American hare with very big back feet that turns white in winter

is the informal name for small animals rather than this large seasonal hare
cunny
vsbunny
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A rabbit word used in some old country dialects

is the common modern informal term rather than the archaic regional word
swamp rabbit
vsbunny
  • US
1 8.1

A large rabbit that lives in marshes and swims well in the southeastern United States

is the general informal name not limited to swampy regional species
roof rabbit
vsbunny
  • Informal
9.9

A playful name for a small rabbit seen on rooftops in cities

is the general informal name not linked to urban or rooftop sightings

Idioms

The main point people are avoiding in a discussion

Compounds

Easter bunny
  • Baby Talk
43 1.4

An imaginary rabbit that brings eggs and gifts to children at Easter

bunny rabbit
  • Informal
19 1.0

A small, soft rabbit often thought of as young and cute

3 9.9

An insulting name for a Black person that shows racist hate

snow bunny
  • Slang
3 8.4

A person, often a woman, who enjoys skiing and dresses fashionably for the slopes

snuggle bunny
  • Informal
1 9.5

A person or pet who likes to cuddle and stay close

gym bunny
  • Slang
1 7.6

A person who often goes to the gym and loves exercising

bunny girl
  • NSFW
1 8.5

A fictional female character who wears rabbit ears and a tail, often in anime or cosplay

bunny girl
  • NSFW
1 8.4

A woman who works in a club wearing rabbit ears and a fluffy tail

bunny boiler
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who keeps bothering or threatening someone after a breakup

bunny hug
  • Informal
1 9.2

A warm, comforting embrace someone gives to show care

bunny hugger
  • Slang
1 8.6

A person who cares a lot about animals, especially rabbits

bunny hug
  • Archaic
9.9

A lively ballroom dance popular in the United States in the early 1900s

angst bunny
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who worries too much about small imagined problems

fluff bunny
  • Slang
9.9

A person who loves very cute things and acts very sweet

How Young

kit
4 8.8
bunny
  • Informal
267 1.0
rabbit
422 1.0

Surface Forms

bunny singular
bunnies plural

Morphology

bunny = bun (opaque) = bun + y

Although formed with the familiar diminutive suffix '-y', the root 'bun' is commonly known as a bread roll and does not transparently indicate 'rabbit'; the pet-name origin makes the modern meaning unpredictable for learners.

Etymology

Bunny began as a friendly pet name for a rabbit, like calling a small animal 'bun' or 'bunny', so it is used for a rabbit, especially a young or cute one.