Definitions for Teddy
ˈtɛd ited·dy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. teddy, teddy bearnoun

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

2. chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddynoun

   a woman's sleeveless undergarment

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. teddynoun

   By extension, any stuffed toy.

2. teddynoun

   A type of all-in-one piece of women's underwear.

3. Teddynoun

   A diminutive of the male given names Edward and Theodore.

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1. teddy

   A teddy is typically a soft toy or stuffed animal, often in the form of a bear, named after U.S. President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, due to a popular story associated with him refusing to shoot a bear during a hunting trip. It is a common gift for children, and often used for comfort or as a collectible. Additionally, in the context of lingerie, a teddy can also refer to a one-piece garment that is similar to a bodysuit or a negligee.

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1. Teddy

   Teddy was a French racehorse and an influential sire, especially for lines in Italy, France, and the United States. He is considered one of the most influential sires in the 20th century.

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1. teddy

   Song lyrics by teddy -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by teddy on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TEDDY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Teddy is ranked #54530 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Teddy surname appeared 378 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Teddy.
   
   80.9% or 306 total occurrences were White.
   8.7% or 33 total occurrences were Asian.
   5.5% or 21 total occurrences were Black.
   3.4% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Plaything
   • Undergarment

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Teddy' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3869

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Teddy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Teddy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Teddy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Teddy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Teddy in a Sentence

1. Eric Fleegler:

   Consumer safety laws, which regulate everything from cars to teddy bears, are essentially non-existent when it comes to firearms, if parents own a gun, the safest approach is to store them outside of the home such as in a bank vault. If they are stored at home it is essential to store them safety locked, separated from locked ammunition.

2. Ake Lernmark:

   So the TEDDY study has discovered that the appearance of autoantibodies against insulin producing cells, appear during the first years of life, but the disease is not diagnosed until some ten years later So that's the discovery. We now know where to look for the trigger so we have to explain why this auto anti-bodies develop and now we know that we should look during the first years of life.

3. James Hathaway:

   We are so grateful to Vermont Teddy Bear, Jen, and of course to Bernie for being so Bernie.

4. Mike Langston:

   Teddy Roosevelt didn't use a mouthpiece.

5. Teddy Riley:

   I'm going to be doing a tech talk, I call it' Teddy Talk,' and I'm just showing people how I do music or how I made this song or how I did life.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Teddy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Teddy
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Teddy
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Teddy