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 →

2) A teddy can also be any favourite soft cuddly toy. tree →

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 →
• I've had this teddy since I was a baby. tree →
• We brought our teddies to the teddy bears' picnic. tree →
• The teddy has a red bow tie. tree →
• She hugged her teddy when she was scared. tree →
• The teddy bear was named after a president. tree →
• My teddy lost an eye, so Grandma sewed on a button. tree →

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.
• Kai said sorry and told the class that lots of people have teddies — even him.
• She tested it slowly: first a small secret — «I still sleep with my old teddy».
• In London, Teddy, 10, lives with Mum and sees Dad every other weekend.
• Dad and his partner have a baby, and Teddy sees Dad cuddling her and feels replaced.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «teddy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.