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# bunny

noun (a bunny, bunnies)

«bunny» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bunny is a child's or friendly word for a rabbit, especially a young or small one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunny/#m1)
2. (informal) «Bunny» is used in fun names like the Easter Bunny or «gym bunny» (someone who loves the gym). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunny/#m2)
3. «Bunny» is a hill for beginners in skiing: the bunny slope (US) or nursery slope (UK). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunny/#m3)
4. A bunny can also be a soft toy shaped like a rabbit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunny/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories and picture books bunnies are soft, cute rabbits. The Easter Bunny brings chocolate eggs in a story many children know. In maths word problems bunnies are counted and grouped like any other animals.

### Examples

- The bunny twitched its nose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunny/#x1)
- We fed the bunny some carrot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunny/#x2)
- The Easter Bunny hid chocolate eggs in the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunny/#x3)
- There were 4 bunnies in each hutch and 3 hutches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunny/#x4)
- My little sister has a toy bunny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunny/#x5)
- Beginners start on the bunny slope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunny/#x6)
- The bunny hopped across the lawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunny/#x7)
- "Give me my Bunny!" he said. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunny/#x8)

### Note

Plural: bunnies (y → ies). It is a cosy, childish word; in science say «rabbit». A baby rabbit is properly called a kit or kitten.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bunny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunny/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bunny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bunny.html) on Mova free.