Word Study
teddy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun teddy has 2 senses
- teddy(n = noun.artifact) teddy bear - plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials); Array is a kind of plaything, toy
- teddy(n = noun.artifact) chemise, shift, shimmy, slip - a woman's sleeveless undergarment; Array has parts: shoulder strap, strap
is a kind of undergarment, unmentionable
OXFORD DICTIONARY
teddy, n. (also Teddy) (pl. -ies) (in full teddy bear) a soft toy bear.
Etymology
Teddy, pet-name of Theodore Roosevelt, US president d. 1919, famous as a bear-hunter
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