teddy
[ ted-ee ]
/ ˈtɛd i /
noun, plural ted·dies.
Often teddies.
a woman's one-piece undergarment combining a chemise and underpants, sometimes having a snap crotch.
Informal.
teddy bear.
Origin of teddy
(in def 1) 1920–25,
Americanism; of uncertain origin
Words nearby teddy
tectum mesencephali,
tecumseh,
ted,
ted spread,
tedder,
teddy,
teddy bear,
teddy boy,
teddy girl,
tedious,
tedium
Definition for teddy (2 of 3)
Teddy
or Ted·die
[ ted-ee ]
/ ˈtɛd i /
noun
Definition for teddy (3 of 3)
Roosevelt
[ roh-zuh-velt, -vuh lt, rohz-velt, -vuh lt; spelling pronunciation roo-zuh-velt ]
/ ˈroʊ zəˌvɛlt, -vəlt, ˈroʊz vɛlt, -vəlt; spelling pronunciation ˈru zəˌvɛlt /
noun
(Anna) Eleanor,1884–1962,
U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
Edith Kermit Carow,1861–1948,
U.S. First Lady 1901–09 (wife of Theodore Roosevelt).
Franklin Del·a·no
[del-uh-noh] /ˈdɛl əˌnoʊ/, FDR,1882–1945,
32nd president of the U.S. 1933–45.
TheodoreTeddyT.R.,1858–1919,
26th president of the U.S. 1901–09: Nobel Peace Prize 1906.
Rio. Formerly Río da Duvida.
a river flowing N from W Brazil to the Madeira River. About 400 miles (645 km) long.
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British Dictionary definitions for teddy (1 of 2)
teddy
/ (ˈtɛdɪ) /
noun plural -dies
a woman's one-piece undergarment, incorporating a chemise top and panties
British Dictionary definitions for teddy (2 of 2)
Roosevelt
/ (ˈrəʊzəˌvɛlt) /
noun
(Anna) Eleanor . 1884–1962, US writer, diplomat, and advocate of liberal causes: delegate to the United Nations (1945–52)
her husband, Franklin Delano (ˈdɛləˌnəʊ), known as FDR . 1882–1945, 32nd president of the US (1933–45); elected four times. He instituted major reforms (the New Deal) to counter the economic crisis of the 1930s and was a forceful leader during World War II
Theodore . 1858–1919, 26th president of the US (1901–09). A proponent of extending military power, he won for the US the right to build the Panama Canal (1903). He won the Nobel peace prize (1906), for mediating in the Russo-Japanese war