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arctophile

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WOTD – 20 November 2024
A young arctophile with a teddy bear.

Etymology

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    Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos
    Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos)lbor.
    Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Proto-Hellenic *pʰílos
    Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor.
    Latin -philalbor.
    English -phile
    English arctophile

    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”) + English -phile.[1]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    arctophile (plural arctophiles)

    2. One who has a fondness for teddy bears, usually a collector of them. [from 1960s]
      • 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”:
        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.

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    References

    1. [1]
      “arctophile, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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