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Meaning of "bunny" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUNNY

From Scottish Gaelic bun scut of a rabbit.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BUNNY

bunny  [ˈbʌnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUNNY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bunny is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUNNY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bunny

Rabbit

Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. There are eight different genera in the family classified as rabbits, including the European rabbit, cottontail rabbits, and the Amami rabbit. There are many other species of rabbit, and these, along with pikas and hares, make up the order Lagomorpha. The male is called a buck and the female is a doe; a young rabbit is a kitten or kit.

Definition of bunny in the English dictionary

The first definition of bunny in the dictionary is Also called: bunny girl. a night-club hostess whose costume includes rabbit-like tail and ears. Other definition of bunny is a mug; dupe. Bunny is also a devotee of a specified pastime or activity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUNNY


Ballymoney
ˌbælɪˈmʌnɪ
dunny
ˈdʌnɪ
funny
ˈfʌnɪ
gunny
ˈɡʌnɪ
honey
ˈhʌnɪ
money
ˈmʌnɪ
old-money
əʊld ˈmʌnɪ
punny
ˈpʌnɪ
runny
ˈrʌnɪ
sonny
ˈsʌnɪ
Sunni
ˈsʌnɪ
sunny
ˈsʌnɪ
tannie
ˈtʌnɪ
Tunney
ˈtʌnɪ
tunny
ˈtʌnɪ
unfunny
ʌnˈfʌnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUNNY

bunker
Bunker Hill
bunker mentality
bunkhouse
bunkmate
bunko
bunkum
bunnet
bunnia
bunnies
bunny boiler
bunny girl
bunny hill
bunny hop
bunny hug
bunny rabbit
bunny slope
bunny-hop
bunodont
bunraku

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUNNY

a pretty penny
danny
dust bunny
Easter bunny
granny
gym bunny
jenny
johnny
jungle bunny
Kenny
long-fin tunny
nanny
not a happy bunny
penny
seacunny
ski bunny
skinny
snow bunny
tranny
unsunny

Synonyms and antonyms of bunny in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bunny» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUNNY

Find out the translation of bunny to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bunny from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bunny» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

兔子 >
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conejito
570 millions of speakers

English

bunny
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चलनेवाली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأرنب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кролик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coelhinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lapin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelinci
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Häschen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウサちゃん
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

토끼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bunny
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con thỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முயல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ससा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tavşan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coniglietto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

króliczek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кролик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iepuras
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαγουδάκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bunny
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kanin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bunny
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bunny

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUNNY»

The term «bunny» is very widely used and occupies the 7.892 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUNNY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bunny» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bunny» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bunny

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10 QUOTES WITH «BUNNY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bunny.
1
Red Barber
Running like a bunny with his tail on fire.
2
Tony Buzan
As a very small boy, my passion was nature, and I had pets - cats, a dog and a bunny rabbit - and I wrote a very small book called 'My Pets,' filled with their photographs and a discussion about my pets and how much I loved them... That was my first book.
3
Glenn Close
Bunny boiler is now part of our language, and I'm proud of that.
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Dashiell Hammett
Feed the lettuce to the bunny and eat the bunny.
5
Colin Hanks
'Lucky' is for laughs, and there's really nothing funny that I'm doing on 'Dexter.' I think more than anything, both comment on the fact that anybody is capable of anything. Just because they are the shy guy in the corner doesn't mean that they are a harmless little bunny.
6
Meat Loaf
My gigs are built on improvisation: I go out there and I'm like the Energizer bunny.
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Nick Mancuso
I went to a catholic public school St Helens and learned English by watching bugs bunny cartoons.
8
Mark McKinney
I'm nutty bunny number two. I love me and I love you.
9
Todd Rundgren
It seems like a totally gratuitous myth to tell people a giant rabbit comes round at night leaving candy in a haphazard way around the house... and the cover shows the bunny caught in the act.
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Amy Sedaris
I have always wanted a bunny and I'll always have a rabbit the rest of my life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUNNY»

Discover the use of bunny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bunny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pat the Bunny
This book and plush set is a wonderful gift for parent and child that extends the interactive experience with a soft cuddly plush.
‎2001
2
The Book of Bunny Suicides
Wickedly ingenious and surreal ideas for all the little fluffy rabbits in this world who just don't want to live anymore, with bonus material from Andy Riley's sketchbook.
Andy Riley, 2011
3
It's Not Easy Being a Bunny
Unhappy being a bunny, P.J. Funnybunny tries living with bears, birds, beavers, pigs, moose, possums, and skunks.
Marilyn Sadler, 1983
4
It's Happy Bunny #4: The Good, the Bad, and the Bunny
It's like The Book of Virtues...only not. *Book may include a value-added premium TK*
Jim Benton, 2006
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Bunny
The book constructs the ‘Bunny’ story with pictorial intelligence and an understanding of the full potential of photography as art form with narrative displacement and construct.
Mark Holborn, 2008
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Bunny Tales: Behind Closed Doors at the Playboy Mansion
While the E! reality show, The Girls Next Door, has been a ratings hit, each of the three Playboy Bunnies in the series has since left the Mansion in newsworthy ways: one is engaged to a football player, and Hugh’s “main” Girlfriend ...
Izabella St. James, 2006
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The snuggle bunny
Braille is embossed on clear plastic sheets and arranged with printed words so both can be read by two individuals simultaneously. A bunny looking for someone to snuggle against finds an old man who is happy to snuggle back.
Nancy Jewell, 1972
8
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
Merging expressive cartoon network-esque illustrations with beautiful black and white photographs of Brooklyn, this funny story tells how Trixie and Knuffel Bunny's trip to the laundromat with Dad goes terribly wrong when Trixie realizes ...
Mo Willems, 2005
9
Money, Money, Honey Bunny!
Honey Bunny Funnybunny likes to save her money, but also enjoys spending some on herself and being generous with her friends.
Marilyn Sadler, 2006
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32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny: Life Lessons from Teaching
A Disney Teacher of the Year Award nominee chronicles a year in his third-grade classroom through a series of linked essays that document such events as a hectic Halloween parade, his discovery of a parent's illiteracy, and the universal ...
Phillip Done, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUNNY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bunny is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bunny's First XI podcast: Graham Onions on his Durham return after …
In part five of our exclusive Bunny's First XI podcast the fast bowler recalls his joy and relief at returning to the game he loves in 2011. Durham's ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
2
Baby bunny survives on Lego scooter
ALTON - A wildlife enthusiast and his family are doing everything they can to help a baby bunny rabbit recover after their basset hound found a ... «RiverBender.com, Jul 15»
3
What's common to Mahesh, Bunny and NTR?
It was Aarya-2 which redefined style and Sukumar presented Bunny in 3 different looks as a psycho, alcoholic and a software pro. After that he ... «The Hans India, Jul 15»
4
IIFA Awards and freedom of speech: Ranveer Singh and Arjun …
And Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor, who were the Energiser bunny hosts of IIFA 2015, are unlikely heroes for freedom of speech. (You can ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
5
Playboy bunny and Hugh Hefner's ex should be embraced by …
"Using feminism as a call to arms.” "She should have expected it." "Hard to feel sorry for her." "What a way to repay him." And simply "whore". «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Ranveer Singh: B-Town wishes 'Energizer Bunny' a happy birthday
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, who zoomed his way to Tinsel Town with his debut film Band Baaja Baarat in 2010, turned 30 on Monday (July ... «India Today, Jul 15»
7
Bunny McDiarmid, Peter Willcox on the Rainbow Warrior
This week marks 30 years since the bombing of the Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior by French secret service agents. On July 10, 1985, ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
8
Spa treatment for bunny's all in a day's work
Her daily duties included giving the bunny five different supplements, an IQ test (a set of blocks, one of which contained a treat for the rabbit to ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
9
StreetsAlive wants to break world record for biggest bunny hop
Promoters want to break the Guinness record for world's largest bunny hop. They need at least 3,842 dancers July 12 to complete the feat at ... «INFORUM, Jul 15»
10
Bunny Sigler Releases New Single
Four-time Grammy winning producer-singer-songwriter Bunny Sigler has released his second single, Buttermilk and Cornbread from the brand ... «VVN Music, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Bunny [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bunny>. May 2024 ».
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