Teddy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)

a woman's sleeveless undergarment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛdi/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛdi/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɛdi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shimmy slip teddy bear shift chemise

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

peluche

jouet constitué d'un ours en peluche pour enfant (généralement en peluche et rembourré de matériaux doux)

🇪🇸Spanish

osito de peluche

juguete que consiste en un osito de juguete para niños (normalmente de felpa y relleno de materiales blandos)

🇮🇹Italian

orsacchiotto

giocattolo costituito da un orsetto giocattolo per bambini (solitamente di peluche e imbottito con materiali morbidi)

🇵🇹Portuguese

pelúcia

brinquedo que consiste em um ursinho de criança (geralmente de pelúcia e recheado com materiais macios)

🇷🇺Russian

Тедди

игрушка, состоящая из детского игрушечного мишки (обычно плюшевая и набитая мягкими материалами)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टेडी

खेलने का सामान जिसमें बच्चे का खिलौना भालू होता है (आमतौर पर आलीशान और नरम सामग्री से भरा हुआ)

🇧🇩Bengali

টেডি

একটি শিশুর খেলনা ভাল্লুক সমন্বিত খেলার জিনিস (সাধারণত প্লাশ এবং নরম উপকরণ দিয়ে ভরা)

🇮🇳Tamil

டெட்டி

ஒரு குழந்தையின் பொம்மை கரடியைக் கொண்ட விளையாட்டுப் பொருள் (பொதுவாக பட்டு மற்றும் மென்மையான பொருட்களால் அடைக்கப்படுகிறது)

🇮🇳Telugu

టెడ్డి

పిల్లల బొమ్మ ఎలుగుబంటితో కూడిన ఆట వస్తువు (సాధారణంగా ఖరీదైనది మరియు మృదువైన పదార్థాలతో నింపబడి ఉంటుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

टेडी

लहान मुलाच्या खेळण्यातील अस्वल (सामान्यत: आलिशान आणि मऊ पदार्थांनी भरलेले) असलेले खेळणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેડી

બાળકના રમકડાના રીંછનો સમાવેશ કરતી રમત (સામાન્ય રીતે સુંવાળપનો અને નરમ સામગ્રીઓથી ભરેલા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೆಡ್ಡಿ

ಮಗುವಿನ ಆಟಿಕೆ ಕರಡಿಯನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಆಟದ ಸಾಮಾನು (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬೆಲೆಬಾಳುವ ಮತ್ತು ಮೃದುವಾದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿರುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടെഡി

ഒരു കുട്ടിയുടെ കളിപ്പാട്ട കരടി അടങ്ങുന്ന കളിപ്പാട്ടം (സാധാരണയായി സമൃദ്ധവും മൃദുവായ വസ്തുക്കൾ കൊണ്ട് നിറച്ചതുമാണ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੇਡੀ

ਖੇਡਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੱਚੇ ਦੇ ਖਿਡੌਣੇ ਦਾ ਰਿੱਛ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਆਲੀਸ਼ਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਨਰਮ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیڈی

بچوں کے کھلونا ریچھ پر مشتمل کھیل کی چیز (عام طور پر آلیشان اور نرم مواد سے بھری ہوئی)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

泰迪熊

由儿童玩具熊组成的玩具（通常是毛绒的，填充有软材料）

🇯🇵Japanese

テディ

子供用のクマのおもちゃ（通常は柔らかい素材でぬいぐるみを詰めたもの）で構成される遊び道具

🇰🇷Korean

테디

어린이용 장난감 곰으로 구성된 장난감(보통 봉제 인형과 부드러운 소재로 채워져 있음)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gấu bông

đồ chơi bao gồm gấu đồ chơi của trẻ em (thường sang trọng và nhồi bằng vật liệu mềm)

🇹🇭Thai

เท็ดดี้

ของเล่นที่ประกอบด้วยตุ๊กตาหมีสำหรับเด็ก (มักเป็นตุ๊กตาและยัดไส้ด้วยวัสดุที่อ่อนนุ่ม)

🇮🇩Indonesian

boneka teddy

mainan yang terdiri dari mainan beruang anak-anak (biasanya mewah dan diisi dengan bahan lembut)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تيدي

لعبة تتكون من لعبة الدب للأطفال (عادةً ما تكون قطيفة ومحشوة بمواد ناعمة)

🇮🇷Persian

عروسکی

اسباب بازی متشکل از خرس اسباب بازی کودک (معمولاً مخمل خواب دار و پر شده با مواد نرم)

🇹🇷Turkish

oyuncak

Bir çocuğun oyuncak ayısından oluşan oyuncak (genellikle peluş ve yumuşak malzemelerle doldurulmuş)

🇮🇱Hebrew

טדי

כלי משחק המורכב מדוב צעצוע של ילד (בדרך כלל קטיפה וממולא בחומרים רכים)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'teddy'?

The primary meaning of 'teddy' is 'plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'teddy' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'teddy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'teddy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'teddy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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