Decorative flags or streamers hung in celebration, or a type of small songbird with a stout bill. Can also refer to a baby's sleeping bag.
Multiple origins: the bird name comes from Middle English buntin, possibly from Scottish Gaelic buntata 'plump'. The fabric/flag meaning comes from 18th century 'bunt' (sift grain through cloth), referring to the coarse cloth used. The baby garment sense developed in the 20th century.
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