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Synonyms for teddy

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ted-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛd i


Définition of teddy

Origin :
  • pet form of masc. proper names Edward, Edmund, and Theodore; meaning "women's undergarment" (with lower-case t-) is recorded from 1924, of unknown origin, perhaps from some fancied resemblance to a teddy bear (q.v.), a theory that dates to 1929. In British slang phrase teddy boy (1954) it is short for Edward, from the preference of such youths for Edwardian styles (1901-10). Teddies (probably from Teddy Roosevelt) was one of the names given to U.S. troops in France in 1917.
  • As in negligee : noun nightgown
Example sentences :
  • It was a little mean of her, but he looked the other way and said, "Shoo, Teddy."
  • Extract from : « W. A. G.'s Tale » by Margaret Turnbull
  • "In nomine Pathris—" began Teddy, crossing himself in a fright.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 » by Various
  • Teddy does not attempt to keep up; she invariably topples over.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • Lying there in the bed, he did look like a teddy bear, a dear little teddy bear.
  • Extract from : « Life Sentence » by James McConnell
  • Teddy, you came to California a number of years before I did.
  • Extract from : « Up the Forked River » by Edward Sylvester Ellis
  • All the fellows in the regiment christened me 'Teddy' before I had been in a week.
  • Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
  • Ah, Molly, why did you not come with Teddy and me this day, as usual?
  • Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
  • I wish you could manage to be there the very day I arrive,—could you, Teddy?
  • Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
  • "It may be a low-lying cloud on the water-line of the horizon," Teddy added.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay » by G. Harvey Ralphson
  • Teddy's duties would for the most part be to fend off from threatening rocks.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay » by G. Harvey Ralphson

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