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Some amenities for the youngest guests include teddy bear turndown service, complimentary baby meals, baby cots, nightlights, and changing mats.—Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025 Her chest-skimming lengths (in a shade of teddy bear brown) were parted in the middle with long, face-framing layers.—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025 The Pop artist had seen the designer’s teddy bear coat on Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, the German socialite known as the punk princess, and wanted to get one for Madonna’s birthday.—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025 The Reel began with a video of Amora as a young baby wearing a white furry teddy bear onesie, before transitioning into moments of the tot over the last two years.—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 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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