teddy bear

American  

noun

• teddy bears
  plural

1. a toy bear, especially a stuffed one.

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teddy bear British  

noun

1. Often shortened to: teddy. a stuffed toy bear made from soft or fluffy material

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• teddy bears
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of teddy bear

1905–10, after Theodore Roosevelt, called Teddy, who is said to have saved the life of a bear cub while hunting

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Example Sentences

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teddy bear

Valerie McCarthy, a leader in the Oconee County Republican Party, began filing public-records requests from her home office, sitting next to a copy of the Constitution and a teddy bear wearing a Trump T-shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

It came as a bit of a shock when Merrythought, the Shropshire-based teddy bear makers, were contacted by the British embassy in New York about a very special job.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, Camilla will mark the 100th birthday of fictional teddy bear Winnie the Pooh at the New York Public Library, where she is expected to gift a specially made toy of the character Roo.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

"Our most popular teddy bear is a replica of Christopher Robin's childhood bear Edward, who is the teddy bear that inspired the whole story of Winnie the Pooh to be written."

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

But somehow I had ended up in this place called Birmingham, in a room full of machines, with only the green teddy bear at my side.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

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