Etymology

Bambi

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Today it means: A deer, especially a fawn. Full definition →

Italian Bambi
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Bambi · proper noun1

  1. Italian · borrowed fromBambi
  2. English todayBambi

Borrowed from Italian Bambi, from bambina (“young girl”).

Bambi · proper noun2

  1. Italian · borrowed fromBambi
  2. English todayBambi

Borrowed from Italian Bambi.

Bambi · noun3

  1. Italian · derived frombambino“child”
  2. German · borrowed fromBambi
  3. English todayBambi

From German Bambi, from Italian bambino (“child”), after the fictional character Bambi created by the Austrian author Felix Salten (1869–1945).

Bambi · proper noun4

  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromBambi
  2. English todayBambi

Borrowed from Portuguese Bambi.

Words from the same roots

Italianbambino all →

bambino

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