Pronunciation: ' te-d ē - ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: Teddy, nickname of Theodore Roosevelt; from a cartoon depicting the president sparing the life of a bear cub while hunting
Date: 1906
: a stuffed toy bear
Pronunciation: ' te-d ē - ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: Teddy, nickname of Theodore Roosevelt; from a cartoon depicting the president sparing the life of a bear cub while hunting
Date: 1906
: a stuffed toy bear
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012