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teddy bear

American

noun

a toy bear, especially a stuffed one.

teddy bear British

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

Example Sentences

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But kids can’t have a back-and-forth conversation with the teddy bear like with other AI toys.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

She bought lollipops and a teddy bear, and by 10 a.m. she had set up shop outside a campus dining hall where she consoled students Sunday morning with offers of “free mom hugs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Miedema once revealed, external that she brought a teddy bear to Euro 2017 and a coffee cup to the Olympics in Tokyo as they reminded her of home.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025

Miedema once revealed that she brought a teddy bear to Euro 2017 and a coffee cup to the Olympics in Tokyo as they reminded her of home.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025

Tendai looked at Trashman, who was holding Kuda as though he were a large teddy bear.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

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