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Teletubby

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հեռուստացմփորիկ (heṙustacʻmpʻorik) — tubby character
  • Armenian: տելեպուզիկ (telepuzik) — tubby character
  • Chinese Cantonese: 天線得得B /天线得得B — tubby character
  • Chinese Mandarin: 天線寶寶 /天线宝宝 (Tiānxiànbǎobao) — tubby character
  • Dutch: Teletubbie — tubby character
  • Finnish: teletappi — tubby character
  • French: Télétubby — tubby character
  • Hebrew: טלטאבי (teletabi) — tubby character
  • Hebrew: טלטבי (teletabi) — tubby character
  • Icelandic: Stubbur — tubby character
  • Marathi: टेलीटबी (ṭelīṭbī) — tubby character
  • Polish: teletubiś — tubby character
  • Russian: телепу́зик (telepúzik) — tubby character
  • Turkish: Teletubby — tubby character
  • Turkish: Teletabi — tubby character
  • Welsh: Teletubby — tubby character