Care Bear

carebear English +s Etymology Brand name. The characters were introduced in 1981 for use on greeting cards and turned into plush toys in 1983. Noun Care Bear Any of a brand of cheerful bear figures, seen on greeting cards and as stuffed toys. en 1994 Edward R. Christophersen Pediatric Compliance: A Guide for the Primary Care Physician http://books.google.com/books?q=%22with+a+care+bear%2C+with+his%22&btnG=Search+Books 171 The baby or toddler who goes to sleep alone (with a Care Bear, with his favorite blanket, or by sucking his thumb) learns valuable self-quieting behaviors that can be used for many years to come. en 2004 Jerry Sullivan Hunting for Frogs on Elston, and Other Tales from Field & Street 68 http://books.google.com/books?q=%22But+the+domestic+turkey+is+about+as+remote+from+the+wild+animal+as+a+Care+Bear+%22&btnG=Search+Books But the domestic turkey is about as remote from the wild animal as a Care Bear is from a grizzly. 2007 March 13, Will Wright, keynote, South by Southwest, Austin: One of my real aspirations of this is I wanna see interstellar wars between Care Bears and Klingons. en endearing colloquial slang A kind and caring person. en care bear en 2004 Jordyn Tate Unforgivable Misconception 15 He was smart, tough, witty yet gentle all at the same time. He was my care bear. en 2013 D. Antoinette The First Book of Carrie 121 "Man, you are beautiful, my Care Bear", he said in awe. Derived terms en carebear Translations Care Bear French: fr Bisounours m France, fr Calinours m Quebec German: de Glücksbärchi n Swedish: sv Krambjörn c en American fiction Fiction Fictional characters People Toys en rhyming compounds endearing terms