bunny

noun

bun·​ny ˈbə-nē How to pronounce bunny (audio)
plural bunnies
1
informal : rabbit
especially : a young rabbit
2
dated, informal : an attractive young woman
3
basketball, informal : an easy shot (such as a layup) taken close to the basket
He missed a handful of bunnies around the basket.Jeff Greer

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The only thing this story is missing is a bunny rabbit in a pot on the stove. Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025 Food and Drink The resort offers in-room dining 24/7, so my husband and I enjoyed breakfast in our fluffy robes on the patio while adorable bunnies hopped around on the lawn nearby. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025 According to Kirkland, these $4,000 robots (financed by the Water District) are toy bunnies that are retrofitted to emit heat, smell, and move. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 There are poems where bunnies and deer are characters, where fishsticks think and the moon speaks, where the speaker and representations of the speaker interact. Literary Hub august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bunny

Word History

Etymology

English dialect bun rabbit

First Known Use

circa 1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bunny was circa 1699

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“Bunny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunny. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

bunny

noun
bun·​ny ˈbən-ē How to pronounce bunny (audio)
plural bunnies
informal
: rabbit

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