teddy bear

also Teddy bear

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

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

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teddy bear

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]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ted′dy bear`

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]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

teddy bear - plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)

teddy

plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with

teddy bear

noun

Related words
enthusiast arctophile

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Translations

دُبُّ تِيدِي بِير

medvídek

tøjbamse

Teddybär

αρκουδάκι

osito de peluche oso de peluche

nallekarhu

ours en peluche nounours

medo

macimackó

orsacchiotto orsetto speculatore al ribasso

テディーベア

곰인형

teddybeer

teddybjørn

miś pluszowypluszowy miś

peluche ursinho de pelúcia

мишка плюшевый медвежонок

medvedík

medvedek

nallebjörn

ตุ๊กตาหมี

oyuncak ayı

gấu nhồi bông

玩具熊

teddy bear

[ˈtɛdɪˌbɛəʳ] n (also teddy) → orsacchiotto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

teddy bear

→ دُبُّ تِيدِي بِير medvídek tøjbamse Teddybär αρκουδάκι osito de peluche nallekarhu ours en peluche medo orsetto テディーベア 곰인형 teddybeer teddybjørn miś pluszowy peluche, ursinho de pelúcia плюшевый медвежонок nallebjörn ตุ๊กตาหมี oyuncak ayı gấu nhồi bông 玩具熊

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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