Bambi
noun
a familiar name for a baby deer.
Bambi
American
[bam-bee]
/ ˈbæm bi /
noun
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a familiar name for a baby deer.
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a first name.
bambi
British
/ ˈbæmbɪɜ /
acronym
Etymology
Origin of Bambi
From the deer in the children's book of the same name (1923) by Hungarian-born author Felix Salten, pen name of Siegmund Salzmann (1869–1945)
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Orr’s post announcing Varga’s death said that he was survived by his wife, Bambi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
But to Bambi and those like her, medbeds are a source of comfort.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
“I think it’s been based on ideology, on a Walt Disney view of the world with Bambi, where you see human beings as inherently bad” for the environment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Skyhook's helicopters can be fitted out with "Bambi Buckets".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
I was working on Bambi Kramer’s drawings at the time, and quite spleenlessly, knowing as I did that my letter to Sister Irma was safely in the mail.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
But Moonen and his well-travelled bambi did himself no favours.
From The Guardian ● May 25, 2013
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