arctophile

noun

arc·​to·​phile ˈärk-tə-ˌfī(-ə)l 

plural arctophiles

: a person who likes or collects teddy bears

Arctophiles and children should make time for Teddy Melrose, the teddy bear museum, tearoom and workshop …

—Juliet Clough, Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), 30 June 1996

Word History

Etymology

arcto- + -phile

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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