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teddy bear

noun

  1. a toy bear, especially a stuffed one.


teddy bear

noun

  1. a stuffed toy bear made from soft or fluffy material Often shortened toteddy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of teddy bear1

1905–10, Americanism; after Theodore Roosevelt, called Teddy, who is said to have saved the life of a bear cub while hunting
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Word History and Origins

Origin of teddy bear1

C20: from Teddy, from Theodore, after Theodore Roosevelt , who was well known as a hunter of bears
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Then came another wait to dump their loads — an untold number of incinerated living room sets, teddy bears, running shoes and other detritus, spilling into a final resting place.

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Take the weirdly cuddly-looking tardigrade — like a cross between a tank and a teddy bear, and renowned for its indestructibility.

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The teddy bear characters are international Disney superstars, and cult favorites among American Disney fans.

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Jurors had heard how Elianne agreed to go along with her friend, and two other friends, to meet him ahead of school, so the former couple could exchange their belongings, among them a teddy bear.

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The next day, he donned a mask and gloves and armed himself with a knife before a planned meeting to hand over his ex-girlfriend's teddy bear in exchange for some of his clothes.

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