Meanings
teddy1
plural teddies · plural teddys
- abbreviationAbbreviation of teddy bear.
- broadlyAny stuffed toy.
teddy2
plural teddies
- A type of all-in-one women's undergarment.
Silk teddies and negligées up front, knickers fanned out on tables in the centre, bras hanging in the back - there are no minutes lost finding your bearings.
2003, Michelle Lee, The Observer, 4 May 03Synonyms: body, camiknickers
Teddy3
alternative Teddie
- A diminutive of the male given names Edward and Theodore, or of their diminutives Ted and Tedd.
She said, “You indicated little Teddy's become quite a handful.” “Theodore,” said Christopher. “God, whatever you do, don't call him Teddy.”
2013 April 12, Elizabeth Strout, Olive Kitteridge: The Beloved Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of all-in-one women's undergarment.
More synonyms by meaning
nounplaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
teddy · noun
Possibly named after a German-American designer, Theodore Baer.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French teddy
- teddywomen's undergarment
Polish kombinacja
- kombinacjawomen's undergarment
Russian тедди
- тедди (teddi)women's undergarment
Swedish teddy
- teddywomen's undergarment
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with teddy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
teddy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teddy
“teddy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teddy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teddy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teddy.
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