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
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
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012