teddy bear
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noun
a toy bear, especially a stuffed one.
Nearby words
tecumseh, ted, ted spread, tedder, teddy, teddy bear, teddy boy, teddy girl, tedesco, tedious, tediously
Origin of teddy bear
1905–10, Americanism; after Theodore Roosevelt, called Teddy, who is said to have saved the life of a bear cub while hunting
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teddy bear
noun
a stuffed toy bear made from soft or fluffy materialOften shortened to: teddy
Word Origin for teddy bear
C20: from Teddy, from Theodore, after Theodore Roosevelt, who was well known as a hunter of bears
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Word Origin and History for teddy bear
teddy bear
1906, named for U.S. president Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, a noted big-game hunter, whose conservationist fervor inspired a comic illustrated poem in the "New York Times" of Jan. 7, 1906, about two bears named Teddy, whose names were transferred to two bears presented to the Bronx Zoo that year. The name was picked up by toy dealers in 1907 for a line of "Roosevelt bears" imported from Germany. Meaning "big, lovable person" first attested 1957, from the song popularized by Elvis Presley.
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