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
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In Round Rock, the annual egg hunt hosted by Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District typically includes multiple hunt times, games and photos with the Easter Bunny.
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Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
According to lore, just as there's one Easter Bunny and Santa Claus, there is only one Punxsutawney Phil.
—CBS News, 1 Feb. 2026
Ripa confused her lafufu getup for the Easter Bunny.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
And that’s even aside from the Easter Bunny and Groundhog Day, a double shot of holiday rodents, both vestiges of that wave of German immigration 175 years ago.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 28 Oct. 2025
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Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
According to lore, just as there's one Easter Bunny and Santa Claus, there is only one Punxsutawney Phil.
—CBS News, 1 Feb. 2026
Ripa confused her lafufu getup for the Easter Bunny.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
And that’s even aside from the Easter Bunny and Groundhog Day, a double shot of holiday rodents, both vestiges of that wave of German immigration 175 years ago.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Easter Bunny
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“Easter Bunny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Easter%20Bunny. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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