TEDDY
What does "TEDDY" mean?
A soft stuffed toy bear, especially one given to children.
Meanings
- A child's soft toy in the shape of a bear; a teddy bear. He still keeps the one-eyed teddy from his nursery.
- A woman's one-piece undergarment combining a camisole and panties. She bought a silk teddy for the honeymoon.
Did you know?
- The teddy bear is named for President Theodore Roosevelt: on a 1902 hunt he refused to shoot a bear that had been cornered and tied up, a Washington Post cartoon spread the story, and a Brooklyn shopkeeper began selling 'Teddy's bears.'
Word origin
The bear sense is named for U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt, after a 1902 hunting incident in which he refused to shoot a tethered bear, inspiring a toymaker to create the 'Teddy's bear'.
Remember it
TEDDY = TED + DY: 'Ted' is short for Theodore Roosevelt, the president the bear was named after.
A little poem
Stitched smile, one button eye,
he guards the dark and asks for nothing-
the first friend who never leaves.
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What it teaches
A president became a toy by what he refused to do; mercy outlasts the trophy you didn't take.
Quick facts
What does TEDDY mean?
A soft stuffed toy bear, especially one given to children.
Is TEDDY a valid word?
Yes — TEDDY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TEDDY?
TEDDY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does TEDDY come from?
The bear sense is named for U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt, after a 1902 hunting incident in which he refused to shoot a tethered bear, inspiring a toymaker to create the 'Teddy's bear'.
What can TEDDY teach us?
A president became a toy by what he refused to do; mercy outlasts the trophy you didn't take.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.