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# teddy

«teddy» in Mova's school dictionary: **a soft toy bear made of furry cloth and stuffed so it is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a teddy, teddies; teddy bear)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A teddy (or teddy bear) is a soft toy bear made of furry cloth and stuffed so it is cuddly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teddy/#m1)

2) A teddy can also be any favourite soft cuddly toy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teddy/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life young children cuddle a teddy at bedtime for comfort; schools hold «teddy bears' picnics». In history it is said the teddy bear was named after US President Theodore «Teddy» Roosevelt, who refused to shoot a tied-up bear. In stories teddies are friends and companions (Winnie-the-Pooh, Paddington is a bear too). Phrases: «teddy bear», «teddy bears' picnic».

### examples

- My little brother sleeps with his teddy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teddy/#x1)
- I've had this teddy since I was a baby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teddy/#x2)
- We brought our teddies to the teddy bears' picnic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teddy/#x3)
- The teddy has a red bow tie. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teddy/#x4)
- She hugged her teddy when she was scared. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teddy/#x5)
- The teddy bear was named after a president. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teddy/#x6)
- My teddy lost an eye, so Grandma sewed on a button. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teddy/#x7)

### note

Plural: teddies (y → ies). Often written «teddy bear» (two words). A teddy is a toy, not a real bear.

### In the corpora

- [The teddy bear is named after US President Theodore Roosevelt, who in 1902 refused to shoot a bear tied up on a hunt.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/23-bears/17/)
- [Kai said sorry and told the class that lots of people have teddies — even him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/347-leaving-someone-out/16/)
- [She tested it slowly: first a small secret — «I still sleep with my old teddy».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/455-trusting-again/1/)
- [In London, Teddy, 10, lives with Mum and sees Dad every other weekend.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/24/)
- [Dad and his partner have a baby, and Teddy sees Dad cuddling her and feels replaced.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/25/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «teddy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teddy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.