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
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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.