noun, masculine/feminine/aʁk.tɔ.fil/plural: arctophiles
arctophile (one who has a fondness for teddy bears)
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos) Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. French -phile French arctophile From Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”) + -phile.