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Dumbo

8 3.1
A baby elephant with very large ears who learns to fly
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdʌmboʊ/
  • Baby Talk
: Dumbo
  • And here comes Dumbo.
  • Dumbo flies
  • Dumbo the elephant
  • the Dumbo movie

The movie Dumbo, when was the last time you've seen that?

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Examples

  • The movie Dumbo, when was the last time you've seen that?

  • Dumbo the elephant, with the big ears.

  • BOY 1: Come on, I want to see Dumbo!

  • Just before my father left when I was seven, he took me to see Dumbo.

  • Aw gee, Dumbo, I think your ears are beautiful!

    Blog text (24)
  • "Dumbo, you flew!

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Earlier this year, Part I of New Fantasyland opened in the form of Storybook Circus, including a new and relocated Dumbo ride.

    Blog text (9)
  • In the animated film Dumbo, a baby elephant with enormous ears learns to fly.

  • Many children love watching the adventures of Dumbo and his friends.

  • The story of Dumbo teaches us about believing in ourselves and embracing our differences.

Idioms

9.6

Behave in a silly or foolish way

Surface Forms

Dumbo main

Etymology

Dumbo was created as the name of a baby elephant with very large ears in a children's story. It sounds like the word dumb, which can mean 'not able to speak' or 'foolish', so the name shows how others first saw him. That's why Dumbo is easy to remember: a mocked little elephant becomes brave and special when he uses his big ears to fly.