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Just before surgery, a former student’s son brought her a homemade card, flowers and a teddy bear.—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026 Why did the teddy bear skip dessert?—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026 Customers cam add items such as chocolates, latex balloons and teddy bears to any floral gift.—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 2 May 2026 The toy has been handcrafted in the UK by Merrythought, Britain’s oldest surviving teddy bear manufacturer.—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 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