arctophile en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɑɹktəˌfaɪl/ (General-American)
- /ˈɑːktəfaɪl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos Proto-Hellenic *árktos Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos) Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English arctophile From Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos) + English -phile.
Meanings
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One who has a fondness for teddy bears, usually a collector of them.
On the other hand I am appalled by the ways these "arctophiles" seem to feel for their childhood friends not an informed, reminiscent emotion, but exactly what they felt at 6 with no development at all.
1969 October 15, Gillian Tindall, “The bear facts”, in The Guardian (Woman’s Guardian section), London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7, column 2, “Love letters”:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| arctophiles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
arctophilia · ursophile · arctophily
Translations (5)
fr arctophile (one who has a fondness for teddy bears) · de Arktophiler (one who has a fondness for teddy bears) · de Arktophile (one who has a fondness for teddy bears) · nl arctofiel (one who has a fondness for teddy bears) · fi nallefriikki (one who has a fondness for teddy bears)