teddy bear
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teddy bear¹
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From Morris Michtom, the owner of a candy store in Brooklyn N.Y., who made the first “Teddy Bear” in the year 1902 in honor of then American President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt when he had heard that he had refused to shoot a bear cub on one of his hunting trips.
noun teddy bears · teddybear
- A plush toy in the shape of a bear. 1988, Michael Weikath, "Rise and Fall", Helloween, Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II. The king of Los Angeles / Bought himself a teddy bear / And the queen became shameless / She did it with a chair
- A lovable, endearing, large, strong, hairy, or sweet man, particularly one who is gentle in spite of a burly or gruff appearance. I'd like to mt you if you're a bearded ‘Teddy Bear,’ husky build, under 34 & share a career orientation.
Teddy Bear²
noun Teddy Bears
- A British Rail Class 14 locomotive.
Translations
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noun a stuffed toy bear
| Español | osito de peluche |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 테디 베어 tedi beeo, 곰 인형 gom inhyeong |
| 日本語 | テディベア tedibea, 縫い包み nuigurumi |
| 中文 | 泰迪熊 tàidíxióng, 玩具熊 wánjùxióng |
| Português | ursinho de pelúcia |
| Français | ours en peluche, nounours |
| Deutsch | Teddybär, Teddybärli, Teddy, Kuschelbär, Plüschbär, Bärchen |
| Italiano | orsacchiotto |
| Русский | плю́шевый ми́шка pljúševyj míška, ми́шка míška |
| Tiếng Việt | gấu bông |
| العربية | دُمْيَةُ دُبّ dumyatu dubb, دَبْدُوب dabdūb |
| עברית | דֻּבִּי dúbi, דֻּבּוֹן dubón |
noun lovable man
| Español | papi chulo, osito |
|---|---|
| Français | nounours (more often "gros nounours") |
Talk about this word "teddy bear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/teddy%20bear. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. teddy bear. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/teddy%20bear "teddy bear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/teddy%20bear.Cite this
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title = {teddy bear},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teddy%20bear},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
