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Timento sits in a chair beside him, holding a teddy bear.—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025 The Primark Home offer also includes essentials like cotton bedding and towels, plus glasses and plates, table decor and teddy bear bedding.—Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 One month later, Brittney shared pictures from their baby shower, which appeared to be teddy bear-themed and in time for a special holiday.—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025 The skit ends with Craig moodily cycling off on a tandem while Figgis puts his parting gift, a big white teddy bear, in the trash.—Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teddy bear
Word History
Etymology
Teddy, nickname of Theodore Roosevelt; from a cartoon depicting the president sparing the life of a bear cub while hunting
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