teddy bear

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈtɛd.i ˌbɛr/ UK /ˈted.i ˌbeə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a soft toy made in the shape of a bear

The child kept her teddy bear beside the pillow.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a soft toy made in the... toy bearstuffed bear

Word family

Forms teddy-bears

Derived forms teddy bears

Related forms soft toyplush toy

Etymology

From Teddy, the familiar form of Theodore, + bear. The name arose in the early twentieth century from toys associated with US president Theodore Roosevelt after a widely reported bear-hunting incident.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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