teddy bear
31teddy bear — I. /ˈtɛdi bɛə / (say tedee bair) noun a stuffed toy bear. {said to be named after Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, president of the US 1901–09, whose bear hunting expeditions occasioned a comic poem featuring two bears, Teddy B and Teddy G} II. /ˈtɛdi …
32teddy bear — ted|dy bear [ˈtedi beə US ber] n also teddy [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Theodore ( Teddy ) Roosevelt (1858 1919), U.S. president, who liked hunting bears] a soft toy in the shape of a bear …
33teddy bear — ted′dy bear n. a stuffed toy bear • Etymology: 1906, amer.; after the names given to two bears in N.Y. Times cartoons comically depicting the bear hunting exploits of Theodore (“Teddy”) Roosevelt …
34teddy bear — noun Etymology: Teddy, nickname of Theodore Roosevelt; from a cartoon depicting the president sparing the life of a bear cub while hunting Date: 1906 a stuffed toy bear …
35teddy bear — a toy bear, esp. a stuffed one. [1905 10, Amer.; after Theodore Roosevelt, called Teddy, who is said to have saved the life of a bear cub while hunting] * * * …
36teddy bear — also teddy BrE noun (C) a soft toy in the shape of a bear …
37teddy bear — noun plaything consisting of a child s toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials) • Syn: ↑teddy • Hypernyms: ↑plaything, ↑toy …
38teddy bear — Ted·dy bear || tedɪ child s stuffed toy that looks like a bear cub …
39teddy bear — noun A stuffed toy in the shape of a bear …
40ˈteddy ˌbear — [ˈtedi] noun [C] a soft toy bear …
