A teddy bear is the soft toy animal children hug when they sleep. A worn teddy bear, hug the teddy bear, a teddy bear picnic.
It is named after an American president who refused to shoot a bear tied up for him on a hunt in 1902, and a Brooklyn shopkeeper made the first one in his honour. A German firm arrived at the same toy independently the same year.
1phraseteddy bearThe soft toy animal children hug when they sleep.
“The little girl can't fall asleep without her teddy bear in her arms.”
teddy bear is a toy.
Also accepted in games: teddy
Named after President Theodore Roosevelt, who refused to shoot a captive bear on a hunt in 1902.
From Morris Michtom, the owner of a candy store in Brooklyn N.Y., who made the first “Teddy Bear” in the year 1902 in honor of then American President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt when he had heard that he had refused to shoot a bear cub on one of his hunting trips.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
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