"Ted" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /tɛd/
Rhymes: -ɛd Etymology: Shortened form of Edward, Theodore, Thaddeus or Edmund. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ted
  1. A nickname for the male given names Edward, Theodore, Thaddeus, and Edmund. Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names Synonyms (male given name): Eddie, Eddy, Tedd, Teddie, Teddy Translations (diminutive of Edward, Theodore, Thaddeus, or Edmund): 泰德 (Tàidé) (Chinese Mandarin), 特德 (Tèdé) (Chinese Mandarin), テッド (Teddo) (Japanese), Тед (Tɛd) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Ted-en-name-W4~0AWoI Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 83 17

Noun

IPA: /tɛd/ Forms: Teds [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛd Etymology: Shortened form of Edward, Theodore, Thaddeus or Edmund. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ted (plural Teds)
  1. (informal) A Teddy boy. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Ted-en-noun-Ln56i2LM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 29 71

Inflected forms

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