Arctophile
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos)lbor. Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English arctophile Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”) + English -phile.
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