stuffed animal

American  

[stuhft an-uh-muhl] / ˈstʌft ˈæn ə məl /

noun

stuffed animals plural

1. a child's toy or decorative item in the form of an animal, usually having a plush exterior and a soft, light filling.

2. an animal preserved for display, usually by filling or mounting its skin on a shaped support structure; a product of taxidermy.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• stuffed animals
  plural

Example Sentences

The AI demonstration by Alibaba Cloud is a futuristic version of those arcade games where you maneuver a metal claw to grab a stuffed animal.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Gustav got his sister’s computer, some clothes and a stuffed animal — a dog named Trevor — that she’d had since she was 5.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

Even as they warm to one another, the still-anxious Boy begins feeling queasy, with disastrous results that literally and spectacularly spoil his cute first-date gift of a stuffed animal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Moments before her death, Ms Marquez was sitting at a table holding a stuffed animal at her beauty salon in the suburb of Zapopan doing a livestream.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

Fadi wandered through the stuffed animal shelves, amazed at how lifelike they were.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai