noun

bear

bear

A brown bear lives in the forest.

A brown bear lives in the forest.

My sister has a teddy bear.

My sister has a teddy bear.

a/the ((bear)) referring to the animal We saw a bear at the zoo.

Synonyms: (animals) lion, wolf, tiger

From Old English 'bera', from Proto-Germanic *beron, literally 'the brown one'.

Picture a big, furry bear eating honey. It sounds like 'bare' (uncovered), but a bear is covered in fur.

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