Teletubby en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English tubby English Teletubby From tele- (television) + tubby.
Meanings
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Any of the four color-coded tubby human-like characters in the BBC children's television series Teletubbies.
They [wind turbines] turn pristine landscapes into Teletubby-style horror shows.
2012, James Delingpole, How To Be Right:She spoke like the Teletubbies, behaved like a Teletubby, and seemed to live in this harmonious toddler phantasy world.
2007, Michael Günter, Playing the Unconscious, page 98:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teletubbies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (16)
hy հեռուստացմփորիկ (tubby character) · fi teletappi (tubby character) · nl Teletubbie (tubby character) · is Stubbur (tubby character) · he טלטאבי (tubby character) · mr टेलीटबी (tubby character) · cmn 天線寶寶 /天线宝宝 (tubby character) · pl teletubiś (tubby character) · cy Teletubby (tubby character) · yue 天線得得B /天线得得B (tubby character) · tr Teletabi (tubby character) · fr Télétubby (tubby character) · tr Teletubby (tubby character) · hy տելեպուզիկ (tubby character) · he טלטבי (tubby character) · ru телепу́зик (tubby character)