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noun, masculine/feminine

arctophile

/aʁk.tɔ.fil/

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.