teddy bear

teddy bear

also Teddy bearn. A child's toy bear, usually stuffed with soft material and covered with furlike plush.

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[After Teddy, nickname of Theodore Roosevelt, who was depicted in a cartoon sparing the life of a bear cub.]

teddy bear

n a stuffed toy bear made from soft or fluffy material. Often shortened to: teddy [C20: from Teddy, from Theodore, after Theodore Roosevelt, who was well known as a hunter of bears]

ted′dy bear`

n. a stuffed toy bear. [1906, Amer.; after the names given to two bears in N.Y. Times cartoons comically depicting the bear-hunting exploits of Theodore (“Teddy”) Roosevelt]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

teddy bear - plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)teddyplaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with

teddy bear

nounRelated words
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Translations

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