(teddy bear)

  • 71teddy — n. (also Teddy) (pl. ies) (in full teddy bear) a soft toy bear. Etymology: Teddy, pet name of Theodore Roosevelt, US president d. 1919, famous as a bear hunter …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 72teddy — noun (plural teddies) 1》 (also teddy bear) a soft toy bear. 2》 a woman s all in one undergarment. Origin early 20th cent.: from Teddy, familiar form of the given name Theodore: in sense 1 alluding to the US President Theodore Roosevelt… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 73teddy — English has two words teddy, both of them based on affectionate alterations of male first names. The teddy bear [20] was named after Theodore (‘Teddy’) Roosevelt, president of the USA from 1901 to 1909. One of his favourite leisure pursuits was… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 74teddy — English has two words teddy, both of them based on affectionate alterations of male first names. The teddy bear [20] was named after Theodore (‘Teddy’) Roosevelt, president of the USA from 1901 to 1909. One of his favourite leisure pursuits was… …

    Word origins

  • 75bear — bear1 W1 [beə US ber] v past tense bore [bo: US bo:r] past participle borne [bo:n US bo:rn] [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(deal with something)¦ 2 can t bear something 3 bear (something) in mind 4¦(accept/be responsible for)¦ 5¦(support)¦ 6¦(sign/mark)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 76Teddy Edward — Infobox British television show name = Teddy Edward format =Children s television series picture format = 4:3 runtime = 5 minutes per episode creator = Patrick Matthews Mollie Matthews starring = Richard Baker language = English channel = BBC1… …

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  • 77bear with sb/sth phrasal — verb (T) 1 bear with me spoken used to ask someone politely to wait while you find out information, finish what you are doing etc: Bear with me a minute, and I ll check if Mr Garrard s in. 2 to be patient or continue to do something difficult or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 78teddy — [[t]te̱di[/t]] teddies N COUNT A teddy is the same as a teddy bear. Children often call their teddies Teddy when they are talking to them or about them …

    English dictionary

  • 79teddy — UK [ˈtedɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms teddy : singular teddy plural teddies 1) a teddy bear 2) a piece of women s underwear that covers the upper body and fastens between the legs …

    English dictionary

  • 80Bear — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Bear peut désigner : le nom breton du village de Bégard ; la ville de Bear, aux États Unis ; le code OTAN de l avion Tupolev Tu 95; Bear,… …

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