Antedating of "Teddy Bear"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Mon Oct 8 02:26:15 UTC 2012


Teddy bear (OED 1906)

1903 _Atlanta Constitution_ 29 Aug. E2  ATLANTA YOUNGSTERS SNAPSHOTTED. ... Mary Naylor Gives Teddy Bear an Airing.

Fred Shapiro

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