Bambi
Bambi proper noun: a female given name.
Proper noun (1)
Bambi
- A female given name.
Proper noun (2)
Bambi
- A surname from Italian.
Noun
Bambi (plural Bambis)
- A deer, especially a fawn.
- Deer graze the lawns of the historic estate at Wawona and of the golf course across the road. Remember that these graceful “Bambis” are wild animals with sharp hooves and antlers.1992, Pamela Hegarty, “Yosemite National Park”, in Paula Consolo, editor, Fodor’s National Parks of the West, New York, N.Y.: Fodor’s Travel Publications, →ISBN, page 386, columns 1–2
- But mostly I saw herds of white-spotted deer called chital, gentle Bambis whose sweet vulnerability makes them key players in the forest drama.2000 May 7, Lynn Sherr, “The Maharajah Wore Stripes”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2025
Proper noun (3)
Bambi
Proper noun (4) capitalized: BAMBI
BAMBI
- Initialism of ballistic missile boost intercept.
Examples of Bambi in a sentence
- Gore’s dad took him deer-hunting, says aide Jano Cabrero, but didn’t know if the veep ever bagged a Bambi.2000 July 16, Deborah Orin, “Pundits: Would Al Eat George’s Lunch on ‘Survivor’?”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN...
- Parents today, apparently, don’t want their kids out in the wilds, where they might walk in the paths of potentially tick-bearing Bambis.2006 July 20, Judith Warner, “Loosen the Apron Strings”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...
- In nature, predators limit deer populations, but the top predator in these parts won’t put up with wolves or other deer-killers — and urban liberal sensibilities quail at just shooting the Bambis.2018 April 3, Post Editorial Board, “The birds and the bees are bucking NYC’s deer-control program”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News...
- “I saw seven deer last night and a couple of baby Bambis,” he said about his route home.2018 November 1, Eric Sondheimer, “Hank Bachmeier takes his record-setting ways, and humility, into the playoffs”, in Los Angeles Times...
Forms of Bambi
| plural | Bambis |
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Origin of Bambi
Borrowed from Italian Bambi, from bambina (“young girl”).
Borrowed from Italian Bambi.
From German Bambi, from Italian bambino (“child”), after the fictional character Bambi created by the Austrian author Felix Salten (1869–1945).
Words formed from Bambi
Phrases with Bambi
Questions about Bambi
- What does Bambi mean?
- Bambi means a female given name.
- How do you use Bambi in a sentence?
- Gore’s dad took him deer-hunting, says aide Jano Cabrero, but didn’t know if the veep ever bagged a Bambi.
- What part of speech is Bambi?
- Bambi can be a proper noun or a noun.
Words near Bambi in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Bambi (page history and authors); BAMBI (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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