Teddy Bear Definition
noun
A child's stuffed toy made to look like a bear cub.
Webster's New World
A lovable, endearing, large, strong, hairy, or sweet man.
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adjective
Attributive form of teddy bear, noun.
Teddy-bear therapy.
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Noun
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teddy bearPlural:
teddy-bearsOrigin of Teddy Bear
It was Morris Michtom, the owner of a candy store in Brooklyn N.Y., that made the first “Teddy Bear" in the year 1902 in honor of then American President Theodore “Teddy" Roosevelt when as the story goes she had heard he'd refused to shoot a bear cub on one of his hunting trips.
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After Teddy , nickname of Theodore Roosevelt, who was depicted in a cartoon sparing the life of a bear cub
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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