"Teletubby" meaning in English

See Teletubby in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Teletubbies [plural]
Etymology: From tele- (television) + tubby. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tele|tubby|pos1=television}} tele- (television) + tubby Head templates: {{en-noun}} Teletubby (plural Teletubbies)
  1. Any of the four color-coded tubby human-like characters in the BBC children's television series Teletubbies. Wikipedia link: en:Teletubby Categories (topical): British fiction, Fictional characters, Television Translations (tubby character): հեռուստացմփորիկ (heṙustacʻmpʻorik) (Armenian), տելեպուզիկ (telepuzik) (Armenian), 天線得得B /天线得得B (english: tin¹ sin³ dak¹ dak¹ bi¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 天線寶寶 /天线宝宝 (Tiānxiànbǎobao) (Chinese Mandarin), teletappi (Finnish), Télétubby [feminine] (French), טלטאבי (teletabi) [masculine] (Hebrew), טלטבי (teletabi) [masculine] (Hebrew), Stubbur [masculine] (Icelandic), टेलीटबी (ṭelīṭbī) (Marathi), teletubiś [masculine] (Polish), телепу́зик (telepúzik) [masculine] (Russian), Teletubby (Turkish), Teletabi (Turkish), Teletubby [masculine] (Welsh)

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