Definitions
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- proper noun A
diminutive of the malegiven names Edward andTheodore .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
- noun a woman's sleeveless undergarment
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Examples
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When he shows the pictures to his teddy bear, Teddy says, āIām gonna look at these a lot.ā
The Pit (1981) 2010
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[Illustration: "TEDDY, DEAR, THIS IS MY BROTHER ARCHIE, COME AT LAST."] "You are late, Teddy, and I was just getting anxious about you.
Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen Anna Chapin Ray 1905
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Rolling Fork, home of the bluesman better known as Muddy Waters, is also in the area where Theodore Roosevelt came across a black bear on a hunt in 1902 and refused to shoot, earning him the nickname "Teddy Bear."
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Of course, Pembroke would never associate the name Teddy with the man who sent him the money every month.
Scott Free John Gilstrap 2003
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Of course, Pembroke would never associate the name Teddy with the man who sent him the money every month.
Scott Free John Gilstrap 2003
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Of course, Pembroke would never associate the name Teddy with the man who sent him the money every month.
Scott Free John Gilstrap 2003
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Of course, Pembroke would never associate the name Teddy with the man who sent him the money every month.
Scott Free John Gilstrap 2003
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Theodore Roosevelt came across a black bear on a hunt in 1902 and refused to shoot, earning him the nickname "Teddy Bear."
USATODAY.com News 2011
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Rolling Fork, home of the bluesman better known as Muddy Waters, is also in the area where Theodore Roosevelt came across a black bear on a hunt in 1902 and refused to shoot, earning him the nickname "Teddy Bear."
The Seattle Times 2011
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The name Teddy Bear comes from former US President Theodore Roosevelt.
BBC News - Home 2011
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