stuffed-animal

Soft bedtime companion

A stuffed animal is a soft toy made of fabric and filled with stuffing, typically shaped like an animal.

Children sleep with them, collect them, win them at carnivals.

The term covers everything from teddy bears to plush dinosaurs.

Also called a stuffed toy or plushie.

toy

plush

Thick-pile soft fabric

huggable · plaything · collectible · plushie · fuzzy · squeezable · nursery · toy chest · button eyes · polyester fill

childhood

security blanket

Soothing attachment object

naptime · bedtime · comfort · soothing · nursery · crib · toddler · snuggle · separation anxiety · nightlight

collecting

limited edition

Small intentional production run

Ty · display · mint condition · tags · rare · designer · mohair · jointed · collectible · auction

taxidermy

mounted

Fixed in position

specimen · glass eyes · pelt · hide · mounting · diorama · natural history · museum · wildlife · display case

Opposites
animacy/lifelikeness

stuffed-animalpet

Domesticated household companion

living being · wild animal · farm animal · sentient being

softness/texture

stuffed-animalaction figure

Poseable character toy

plastic toy · wooden toy · porcelain figurine · building blocks · Lego

permanence/preservation

stuffed-animaltaxidermy

Preserving animal skins lifelike

Family

stuff, stuffed, stuffing, stuffs, animal, animals, animalistic, animate, animated

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G