bunny
noun
[ ˈbʌni ]
• a child's term for a rabbit.
• a victim or dupe.
Origin:
early 17th century (originally used as a term of endearment to a person, later as a pet name for a rabbit): from dialect bun ‘squirrel, rabbit’, also used as a term of endearment, of unknown origin. bunny (sense 2 of the noun) dates from the early 20th century.
