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teddy bears' picnic

teddy bears' picnic noun: a picnic to which attendees bring their teddy bears, typically as an organised community event.

Noun

teddy bears' picnic (plural teddy bears' picnics)

  1. A picnic to which attendees bring their teddy bears, typically as an organised community event.
    • Thursday Island Child Care Center had a teddy bear's picnic on Friday June 7 where children, staff and teddy bears had fruits and snacks, played games and sang songs.2013 June 17, Torres News, Thursday Island, page 17, column 1
    • The cuddliest event of the Darwin Festival calendar, City of Darwin's Teddy Bears' Picnic is back, presenting a fun-filled morning for all the mama, papa and baby bears.2022 August 1, Off the Leash, Darwin, NT, page 6, column 1

Forms of teddy bears' picnic

pluralteddy bears' picnics

Origin of teddy bears' picnic

After a popular children's song, The Teddy Bears' Picnic, music composed by John Walter Bratton, 1907, with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy, 1932.

Questions about teddy bears' picnic

What does teddy bears' picnic mean?
Teddy bears' picnic means a picnic to which attendees bring their teddy bears, typically as an organised community event.
What part of speech is teddy bears' picnic?
Teddy bears' picnic is a noun.
What is the plural of teddy bears' picnic?
The plural of teddy bears' picnic is teddy bears' picnics.

Words near teddy bears' picnic in the dictionary

  1. teddy bear coat
  2. teddy bear coats
  3. teddy bear jacket
  4. teddy bear jackets
  5. teddy bears
  6. teddy bears' picnic
  7. teddy bears' picnics
  8. teddy boy
  9. teddy boys
  10. teddy coat
  11. teddy coats

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