Easter Bunny

noun

variants or Easter bunny

: an imaginary rabbit originating in Germanic folklore that fills baskets left out by children with decorated eggs, candy, and presents and sometimes hides the decorated eggs for children to find on Easter

Examples of Easter Bunny in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the eighth season of Rick and Morty, our unscrupulous genius and his teenage companion get into lots more scraps featuring virtual realities, the Easter Bunny, and an entire planet full of their clones. —PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025

Since then, Covington has become like Mariah Carey or the Easter Bunny — a perennial figure heralding the changing of the seasons. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025

Spring has sprung, the tulips are peaking, and the Easter Bunny has been busy hiding eggs all over Greater Cincinnati for the kids to find. —Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

This year, 41% of Americans suggested the Easter Bunny should give away money like the Tooth Fairy. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Easter Bunny

• funny
• gunny
• honey
• money
• runny
• sonny
• sunny
• tunny