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teddy bear

noun

  1. a toy bear, especially a stuffed one.


teddy bear

noun

  1. a stuffed toy bear made from soft or fluffy material Often shortened toteddy
“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
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Origin of teddy bear1

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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of teddy bear1

C20: from Teddy, from Theodore, after Theodore Roosevelt , who was well known as a hunter of bears
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Jurors had heard how Elianne agreed to go along with her friend, and two other friends, to meet him ahead of school, so the former couple could exchange their belongings, among them a teddy bear.

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The next day, he donned a mask and gloves and armed himself with a knife before a planned meeting to hand over his ex-girlfriend's teddy bear in exchange for some of his clothes.

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A 13-year-old girl appeared in court holding a teddy bear while she was charged with murdering a woman whose body was found after a house fire.

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Teddy, whose track Lose Control was nominated for international song of the year stayed true to his name by turning up to the red carpet covered in teddy bears and toys.

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“Not all children have parents who nurture that — or for whatever reason can nurture it — so there should be books that become teddy bears,” he says.

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