Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teletubby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: tele-tub-by
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the four color-coded tubby human-like characters in the BBC children's television series Teletubbies.

Example Sentences

"She spoke like the Teletubbies, behaved like a Teletubby, and seemed to live in this harmonious toddler phantasy world."
"They [wind turbines] turn pristine landscapes into Teletubby-style horror shows."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English tubby English Teletubby From tele- (television) + tubby.

Inflected Forms

Teletubbies (plural)

Derived Forms

Teletubbian

Questions

What does teletubby mean?: Any of the four color-coded tubby human-like characters in the BBC children's television series Teletubbies.
Where does teletubby come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English tubby English Teletubby From tele- (television) + tubby.

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