Rabbit
Meaning of Rabbit
A small burrowing mammal with long ears and a short tail; (verb, British informal) to talk at length.
ما معنى كلمة Rabbit بالعربي؟
حيوان ثديي صغير بأذنين طويلتين وذيل قصير
🐰🥕 حيوان ثديي صغير بأذنين طويلتين وذيل قصير؛ أرنب بري أو منزلي سريع الحركة؛ مخلوق لطيف يتميز بقدرته على القفز السريع والتكاثر الكثيف ويُربى للحم أو كحيوان أليف 🐰🥕
قصة GL: الحيوان الثديي الصغير يتعلم بسرعة مُذهلة - أرنب بري أو منزلي سريع الحركة ذكي، المخلوق اللطيف الذي يُحاكي سرعة التعلم في بروتوكولات التعلم الجيني المُكثفة 🚀
Synonyms & related words
Rabbit in a sentence
Rabbit models were used in early memory research.
A rabbit logo marks the children's brand.
Rabbit breeding is regulated by animal-welfare law.
Students name the parts of a rabbit.
Origin of Rabbit
From Middle English rabet, from Old French, probably of Walloon origin.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, rabbit is a familiar animal word. GL uses it in beginner vocabulary.
Rabbit audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Rabbit" — noun, pronounced /ˈræbɪt/, with the stress on "rab".
Narrator: A rabbit is a small furry mammal with long ears, a short tail and powerful hind legs.
Narrator: In plain English, a rabbit is a small hopping animal often kept as a pet or found in fields and woods.
Narrator: It comes from the Middle English rabet, possibly from the Walloon rabette, a diminutive of the Old French rabot.
Narrator: "To breed rabbits" describes keeping rabbits for pets, meat or showing at agricultural fairs.
Narrator: It differs from hare because rabbits are smaller and live in burrows, whereas hares are larger and live above ground.
Narrator: "To rabbit on" is a figurative sense meaning to talk at length, often about unimportant things.
Narrator: Farming, veterinary medicine, pet care, cookery and children's literature all rely on the word rabbit.
Narrator: So remember: a rabbit is a small long-eared mammal, from the Middle English for the same.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Is a rabbit the same as a hare?
Speaker B: Smaller and more social! RABBIT comes from the Middle English rabet, possibly from the Walloon rabette, so it's a small burrowing mammal, while hares are larger and live above ground.
Speaker A: So rabbits live in burrows?
Speaker B: Exactly — in warrens underground!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "She kept a pet rabbit"; "rabbits in the field"; "stop rabbiting on" — a pet, a wild animal and an idiom.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't pronounce rabbit with a single b, because rabbit has two b's, giving RAB-it, not ray-bit.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: "Hare" the larger cousin, "bunny" the affectionate twin, "buck" the male alternative. The word keeps its fluffy charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "rabbit" in AI prompts — useful for pet-care apps and children's-story generators.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame a guide?
Speaker B: Right. For a pet app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short care guide for a pet rabbit, naming two feeding tips and one housing requirement.
Speaker A: How about a story tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to frame a tale:
Prompt: Draft a short children's story about a rabbit who escapes a garden, naming one obstacle and one friend.
Speaker A: Could it help with a farming bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame a note:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences why rabbit farming is sustainable, naming one feed efficiency.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a language chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short note on the idiom to rabbit on, giving one everyday example.
Frequently asked questions about Rabbit
What does Rabbit mean?
A small burrowing mammal with long ears and a short tail; (verb, British informal) to talk at length.
ما معنى كلمة Rabbit بالعربي؟
حيوان ثديي صغير بأذنين طويلتين وذيل قصير — 🐰🥕 حيوان ثديي صغير بأذنين طويلتين وذيل قصير؛ أرنب بري أو منزلي سريع الحركة؛ مخلوق لطيف يتميز بقدرته على القفز السريع والتكاثر الكثيف ويُربى للحم أو كحيوان أليف 🐰🥕
How do you pronounce Rabbit?
Rabbit is pronounced /ˈræbɪt/ and is used as a noun / verb.
How is Rabbit used in a sentence?
Rabbit models were used in early memory research.
What are synonyms of Rabbit?
bunny, coney, hare relative, lagomorph, cottontail, chatter on.