Word Study
bunny
CIDE DICTIONARY
bunny, n.
A great collection of ore without any vein coming into it or going out from it. [1913 Webster]
bunny, n.
A pet name for a rabbit or a squirrel. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bunny, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a child's name for a rabbit.
2 Austral. sl. a victim or dupe.
3 (in full bunny girl) a club hostess, waitress, etc., wearing a skimpy costume with ears and a tail suggestive of a rabbit.
1 a child's name for a rabbit.
2 Austral. sl. a victim or dupe.
3 (in full bunny girl) a club hostess, waitress, etc., wearing a skimpy costume with ears and a tail suggestive of a rabbit.
Etymology
dial. bun rabbit
THESAURUS
bunny
Belgian hare, Miss America, bathing beauty, beau ideal, beaut, beauty, beauty contest winner, beauty queen, belle, buck, charmer, cottontail, cover girl, dazzler, doe, dream, enchantress, great beauty, hare, jackrabbit, knockout, lady fair, lapin, leporide, leveret, looker, model, paragon, peach, pinup, pinup girl, pussycat, rabbit, raving beauty, reigning beauty, sex kitten, slick chick, stunnerFor further exploring for "bunny" in Webster Dictionary Online