Bambi

bambi bâmbi BAMBI English <dab> Etymology 1 en it Bambi, from it bambina young girl. Proper noun en female. Etymology 2 en it Bambi. Proper noun en Italian. Etymology 3 thumb|upright|The character Bambi, grown-up, in the Swiss edition of Bambi's Children (1940), illustrated by Hans Bertle de From en de Bambi, from en it bambino child, after the fictional character Bambi (character) Bambi created by the Austrian author Felix Salten (1869–1945). Noun en colloquial A deer, especially a fawn. en 1992 Pamela Hegarty Yosemite National Park Paula Consolo Fodor’s National Parks of the West New York, N.Y. Fodor’s Travel Publications 386 https://archive.org/details/fodorsnationalpa0000unse_q7k0/page/386/mode/1up 1–2 0-679-02192-2 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. 7 May 2000 w:Lynn Sherr The Maharajah Wore Stripes https://web.archive.org/web/20250710070134/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/travel/africa/000507tigers.html But mostly I saw herds of white-spotted deer called chital, gentle Bambis whose sweet vulnerability makes them key players in the forest drama. 16 July 2000 w:Deborah Orin Pundits: Would Al Eat George’s Lunch on ‘Survivor’? https://web.archive.org/web/20240413182943/https://nypost.com/2000/07/16/pundits-would-al-eat-georges-lunch-on-survivor/ Gore’s dad took him deer-hunting, says aide Jano Cabrero, but didn’t know if the veep ever bagged a Bambi. 28 November 2005 Luke Crisell New Björk https://web.archive.org/web/20060821193117/https://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/features/15137/ Instead of lounging on a sandy beach, Björk and Barney split their time between Iceland and New York, where Barney has an apartment downtown and Björk owns a house upstate “in the forest, with the Bambis.” 20 July 2006 w:Judith Warner Loosen the Apron Strings https://web.archive.org/web/20180525071531/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/20/opinion/20warner.html Parents today, apparently, don’t want their kids out in the wilds, where they might walk in the paths of potentially tick-bearing Bambis. 3 April 2018 Post Editorial Board The birds and the bees are bucking NYC’s deer-control program https://web.archive.org/web/20180404030454/https://nypost.com/2018/04/03/the-birds-and-the-bees-are-bucking-nycs-deer-control-program/ 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. 1 November 2018 Eric Sondheimer Hank Bachmeier takes his record-setting ways, and humility, into the playoffs https://web.archive.org/web/20181101170222/https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-high-schools-sondheimer-20181101-story.html “I saw seven deer last night and a couple of baby Bambis,” he said about his route home. Derived terms en Bambi-lover Bambi effect Bambi bucket Bambiesque Bambi eyes Bambi factor Bambi lover Etymology 4 Bambi, Angola en pt Bambi. Proper noun en town p/Huíla c/Angola. References en eponyms terms derived from fiction en Baby animals Cervids Italian it:#Persone<dab!> Pronunciation ^à<r:DOP:lid#1009084> Proper noun mfbysense it References Further reading bambi