teddy

Speech parts

1. teddy - Noun

2. Teddy - Proper noun

Meaning

Abbreviation of teddy bear.

(by extension) Any stuffed toy. (Can we add an example for this sense?)


teddy (plural teddies)

A type of all-in-one women's undergarment.
Synonyms: body, camiknickers

Teddy

A diminutive of the male given names Edward or Theodore, or of their diminutives Ted and Tedd.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

Edward ted bruin chemise slip shift raccoon matchbox camisole shimmy skidpan nightie bear cub dishabille security blanket
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Antonyms

traction

Hypernyms

plaything

Phrases with the word

teddy bears' picnic british teddy boy fluffy teddy bears Teddy guinea pig arctic teddy little teddy bear

Examples

I don't think my parents liked me. They put a live teddy bear in my crib. Woody Allen

I asked this heroic pet lover how it felt to have died for a schnauzer named Teddy. Salvador Biagiani was philosophical. He said it sure beat dying for absolutely nothing in the Viet Nam War. Kurt Vonnegut

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter. Gerald Ford

Teddy Roosevelt is still a hero among environmentalists for his conservationist policies. Arnold Schwarzenegger

When I woke up, I found by my pillow a teddy bear instead of you. Ayumi Hamasaki

I had a little teddy bear called Gordon the gopher. I took him to bed with me, he'd come to school with me cos he was my favourite. John Terry

Close letter words and terms

teddie bear tedding Teddington teddy bear teddy bear coat teddy bear jacket