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noun
a toy bear, especially a stuffed one.
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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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