Winnie-the-Pooh

American

[win-ee-thuh-poo] / ˈwɪn i ðəˈpu /

noun

a collection of children's stories (1926) by A. A. Milne.

Winnie-the-Pooh Cultural

A stuffed toy bear who appears in several books for children by A. A. Milne. The characters in the Pooh books are mainly stuffed animals who have come to life. Winnie-the-Pooh has many adventures with the little boy Christopher Robin, his owner.

Example Sentences

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Winnie-the-Pooh was pretty good, too, but Sam always got a little nervous when Pooh was up in the air, dangling from the balloon, and bees came along.

From Literature

Asked what would come next, Kulesa said she was considering making a model of Winnie-the-Pooh to coincide with the character's 100th birthday, but the yellow bear's stature meant it would be a longer-term project.

From BBC

The perils and possibilities of space travel, a proudly pessimistic investor, Winnie-the-Pooh’s creators and more.

From The Wall Street Journal

Interactive performances are being prepared to mark 100 years since the publication of A. A. Milne's first collection of Winnie-the-Pooh stories.

From BBC

Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of “Winnie-the-Pooh”

From The Wall Street Journal

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