TEDDY BEAR


Meaning of TEDDY BEAR in English

ted ‧ dy bear /ˈtedi beə $ -ber/ BrE AmE ( also teddy ) noun [countable]

[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Theodore (' Teddy ') Roosevelt (1858-1919), U.S. president, who liked hunting bears ]

a soft toy in the shape of a bear

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