Bambi
noun
a familiar name for a baby deer.
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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)
Example Sentences
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Among his memories of working on The Young Ones was filming the episode Bambi, which featured the iconic University Challenge segment.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The reality TV star previously said she had "extreme emotions" early on in her pregnancy with Bambi and had been crying every day.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
"The perspective of it being a reindeer, a Bambi, doesn't really appeal to people," admitted Atesh Luximon, executive head chef at Imperial.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
In the exterior of the dwelling, Jenner transformed her Bambi Airstream into a third guest room—having received the vehicle as a “very special birthday gift” that she found she did not need in L.A.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025
The bell rings and the boy stands up and looks at me with his Bambi eyes.
From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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