gummy bear

noun

A confectionery made of gelatin in the miniature shape of a toy bear

Similar
confectionery made of gelatin

Meanings

noungummy bear (plural gummy bears)

plural gummy bears · alternative Gummy Bear · alternative gummi bear

  1. A confectionery made of gelatin in the miniature shape of a toy bear

    Synonyms: confectionery made of gelatin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA confectionery made of gelatin in the miniature shape of a toy bear

Similar
confectionery made of gelatin

Origin

  1. GermanGummibär
  2. Englishgummy bear

Calque of German Gummibär.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic دُبّ مَطَّاطِيّ
  • دُبّ مَطَّاطِيّ (dubb maṭṭāṭiyy)candy
Catalan osset de goma
  • osset de gomacandy
Chinese Mandarin 軟糖熊 /软糖熊, 甘貝熊 /甘贝熊
  • 軟糖熊 /软糖熊 (ruǎntáng xióng)candy
  • 甘貝熊 /甘贝熊 (gānbèi xióng)candy
  • 小熊軟糖 /小熊软糖 (xiǎoxióng ruǎntáng)candy
Czech gumový medvídek
  • gumový medvídekcandy
Danish vingummibamse
  • vingummibamsecandy
Esperanto gumursoj, gumursetoj
  • gumursojcandy
  • gumursetojcandy
Finnish nallekarkki
  • nallekarkkicandy
French ours d'or
  • ours d'orcandy
German Gummibärchen, Gummibär
  • Gummibärchencandy
  • Gummibärcandy
  • Gummibärlicandy
Greek αρκουδάκι ζελέ, ζελεδάκι αρκούδα
  • αρκουδάκι ζελέ (arkoudáki zelé)candy
  • ζελεδάκι αρκούδα (zeledáki arkoúda)candy
Hebrew דובוני גומי, גומונים
  • דובוני גומיcandy
  • גומוניםcandy
Hungarian gumimaci
  • gumimacicandy
Italian orsetto gommoso
  • orsetto gommosocandy
Japanese グミベア
  • グミベア (gumi bea)candy
Korean 구미베어
  • 구미베어 (gumibeeo)candy
Latin ursa cumminea
  • ursa cummineacandy
Polish gumiś
  • gumiścandy
Portuguese bala de goma
  • bala de gomacandy
Russian мармела́дный ми́шка
  • мармела́дный ми́шка (marmeládnyj míška)candy
Spanish osito de goma
  • osito de gomacandy
Swedish gummibjörn, bumbibjörn
  • gummibjörncandy
  • bumbibjörncandy
  • gelébjörncandy
  • gelénallecandy
  • godisnallecandy
Turkish jöleli ayıcık, ayıcık jelibon
  • jöleli ayıcıkcandy
  • ayıcık jeliboncandy
Cite this entry
APA

gummy bear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gummy%20bear

MLA

“gummy bear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gummy%20bear. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gummy bear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gummy%20bear.

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