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Meaning of teddy bear | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A plush toy in the shape of a bear.
  2. A British Rail Class 14 locomotive.
  3. A lovable, endearing, large, strong, hairy, or sweet man, particularly one who is gentle in spite of a burly or gruff appearance.

Equivalents

Examples

“1988, Michael Weikath, "Rise and Fall", Helloween, Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II. The king of Los Angeles / Bought himself a teddy bear / And the queen became shameless / She did it with a chair”
“The origin of Paddington (the bear, not the station) dates to 1956 when author Michael Bond (1926-2017) spotted a lonesome teddy bear on the shelf of a store near the station. It was Christmas Eve, so he bought the solitary bear for his wife.”
“I'd like to mt you if you're a bearded ‘Teddy Bear,’ husky build, under 34 & share a career orientation.”
“...the sexy "teddy bear" frontman of the '80s rap group Heavy D and the Boyz.”
“This is not to say that women don't admire the Brad Pitts and George Clooneys of the world, but they're just as likely to be attracted to a big, teddy bear kind of man as the guy gracing the cover of GQ.”
“Some insisted that, because men have generally hairier bodies than women, a super-hairy chest is super-male and therefore very appealing. They added that it not only looks sexy but also feels sexy, like a teddy bear.”
““So I'm sort of a big teddy bear, am I?” “A sexy teddy bear.” he kissed her neck.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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