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Winnie-the-Pooh

American  
[win-ee-thuh-poo] / ˈwɪn i ðəˈpu /

noun

  1. a collection of children's stories (1926) by A. A. Milne.


Winnie-the-Pooh Cultural  
  1. A stuffed toy bear who appears in several books for children by A. A. Milne. The characters in the Pooh books are mainly stuffed animals who have come to life. Winnie-the-Pooh has many adventures with the little boy Christopher Robin, his owner.


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Queen Camilla has celebrated 100 years since the first Winnie-the-Pooh books were published by playing poohsticks at the site which inspired Hundred Acre Wood.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Asked what would come next, Kulesa said she was considering making a model of Winnie-the-Pooh to coincide with the character's 100th birthday, but the yellow bear's stature meant it would be a longer-term project.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2026

Winnie-the-Pooh, featuring the imaginary adventures of Milne's son Christoper Robin and his toy bear, was published in 1926 and its sequel The House at Pooh Corner in 1928.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2025

Winnie-the-Pooh first featured in the short story The Wrong Sort of Bees published in the newspaper London Evening News on 24 December 1925.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2025

I stare at the Winnie-the-Pooh blanket, mentally willing Mango to appear.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

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