Definitions for Teddy

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Teddy ted·dy

Spelling: [ted-ee]

IPA: /ˈtɛd i/

Teddy is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 39 anagrams from letters in Teddy (ddety).

Definitions for Teddy

noun

1. Often, teddies. a woman's one-piece undergarment combining a chemise and underpants, sometimes having a snap crotch.
2. Informal. teddy bear.
3. a male given name, form of Edward or Theodore.
4. a female given name, form of Theodora.
5. (Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
6. Edith Kermit Carow, 1861–1948, U.S. First Lady 1901–09 (wife of Theodore Roosevelt).
7. Franklin Delano [del-uh-noh] /ˈdɛl əˌnoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("FDR") 1882–1945, 32nd president of the U.S. 1933–45.
8. Theodore ("Teddy"; "T.R") 1858–1919, 26th president of the U.S. 1901–09: Nobel Peace Prize 1906.
9. Rio. Formerly Río da Duvida. a river flowing N from W Brazil to the Madeira River. About 400 miles (645 km) long.

Origin of Teddy

(in def 1) 1920-25, Americanism; of uncertain origin

Examples for Teddy

"In nomine Pathris—" began teddy, crossing himself in a fright.

Asked what kind of Democrat she was, Teachout responded without missing a beat, “A teddy Roosevelt Democrat.”

One of the earliest ticker-tape parades was for teddy Roosevelt when he returned from an African safari in 1910.

Lying there in the bed, he did look like a teddy bear, a dear little teddy bear.

Thankfully, Aquaman is there to save the situation and give her a pep talk, while she clutches a teddy bear.

teddy, you came to California a number of years before I did.

teddy does not attempt to keep up; she invariably topples over.

It was a little mean of her, but he looked the other way and said, "Shoo, teddy."

From the teddy Bears—whoever they were—in 1958 to Amy Winehouse in 2006.

It happened to teddy Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt; it happened to Ike and LBJ and Reagan.