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ted.

A Teddy boy.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɛd/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/ted/Australia, New-Zealand/ʈɛɖ/India
  1. A Teddy boy.

Where this word comes from

From a pet form of Edward, in reference to Edwardian styles affected by youths.

verb/tɛd/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/ted/Australia, New-Zealand/ʈɛɖ/India
  1. To spread hay for drying.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English tedden, from a possible Old English *teddan, from Proto-West Germanic *taddjan, from Proto-Germanic *tadjaną (“to strew, scatter”).

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