stuffed-animals

Soft toy menagerie

Stuffed animals are soft toys made of fabric and filled with cotton, foam, or similar materials, typically shaped like animals.

They serve as comfort objects for children and collectibles for adults: She slept with her stuffed animals until college.

The term covers everything from teddy bears to plush dinosaurs.

In taxidermy, stuffed animals are preserved animal bodies mounted for display—a different meaning entirely.

toys

plush

Thick-pile soft fabric

button eyes · Beanie Baby · huggable · nursery · bedtime · collectible · carnival prize · claw machine · gift shop · plushie

taxidermy

mounted

Fixed in position

tanning · hide · pelt · deer head · natural history · diorama · pose · lifelike · fur · antlers

cultural

Winnie-the-Pooh

Beloved fictional bear

Steiff · daruma · matryoshka · lucky cat · maneki-neko · keepsake · heirloom · childhood memory · sentimental · transitional object

Opposites
animacy/life

stuffed-animalslive animals

Organisms currently alive

pets · living creatures · sentient beings · dogs · cats

materiality/texture

stuffed-animalswooden toys

Playthings made from lumber

action figures · plastic toys · building blocks · porcelain dolls · tin soldiers

play/companion function

stuffed-animalsvideo games

Interactive electronic entertainment

sports equipment · board games · puzzles · bicycles · balls

Family

stuffed, animals, stuff, animal, stuffing, stuffs, stuffer, animalism, animate

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G