teddy

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/ˈtɛdi/

noun 3name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

big, blond, creepier, next

She hugged her big teddy bear every night before falling asleep.

VERB + TEDDY

call, clutched, collects, crying, don't, dropping, hugged, hugging

My daughter clutched her teddy bear tightly when the thunderstorm started last night.

TEDDY + NOUN

bed, french, hamster, postcards

My daughter still sleeps with her teddy bear every single night.

PREP.

in, up, with

The little girl slept peacefully with her teddy bear every night.

Definitions

noun

Abbreviation of teddy bear.

Any stuffed toy.

noun

A type of all-in-one women's undergarment.

Silk teddies and negligées up front, knickers fanned out on tables in the centre, bras hanging in the back - there are no minutes lost finding your bearings.

name

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

She said, “You indicated little Teddy's become quite a handful.” “Theodore,” said Christopher. “God, whatever you do, don't call him Teddy.”

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Synonyms

noun — a woman's sleeveless undergarment

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Silk teddies and negligées up front, knickers fanned out on tables in the centre, bras hanging in the back - there are no minutes lost finding your bearings.

Wiktionary

She said, “You indicated little Teddy's become quite a handful.” “Theodore,” said Christopher. “God, whatever you do, don't call him Teddy.”

Wiktionary

The little girl was crying for the teddy bear.

Tatoeba · #46550

My cousin Teddy majored in French in college and studied in Paris for one year.

Tatoeba · #65951

My little brother always sleeps with his teddy bear.

Tatoeba · #278540

His long-haired, blond, Teddy Bear hamster was called Jabberwocky.

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