arctophile
French, noun/aʁk.tɔ.fil/
arctophile is spelled A-R-C-T-O-P-H-I-L-E (10 letters). Arctophile is a French feminine noun meaning “arctophile (one who has a fondness for teddy bears)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne collectionnant les ours en peluche”.
What does arctophile mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinearctophile (one who has a fondness for teddy bears)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui collectionne des ours en peluche. 2. Qui a prédilection pour les ours en peluche.
noun: 1. Personne collectionnant les ours en peluche. 2. Personne qui a une prédilection pour les ours en peluche.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of arctophile
- arctophiles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arctophile?
- /aʁk.tɔ.fil/
- \aʁk.tɔ.fil\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.