Colloquial Variant guide

Winnie the Pooh

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

name

Meaning 1

A talking bear from an English children's book series carrying the same name, noted for his sweet, simple nature, and his love of honey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Pooh

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Chinese president Xi Jinping, due to his apparent resemblance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A shoe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Cockney, slang

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From a bear cub named Winnie, short for Winnipeg, and a swan named Pooh.

Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ويني-ذا-بوه — the fictional bear
  • Arabic: ويني الدبدوب (wīnī-dabdūb) — the fictional bear
  • Armenian: Վինի-Թուխ (Vini-Tʻux) — the fictional bear
  • Azerbaijani: Vinni-Pux — the fictional bear
  • Belarusian: Ві́ні-Пух (Víni-Pux) — the fictional bear
  • Bulgarian: Мечо Пух (Mečo Puh) — the fictional bear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小熊維尼 /小熊维尼 (xiǎoxióng Wéiní) — the fictional bear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 維尼熊 /维尼熊 (Wéiníxióng) — the fictional bear
  • Chuvash: Винни-Пух (Vinni-P̬uh) — the fictional bear
  • Czech: medvídek Pů — the fictional bear
  • Danish: Peter Plys — the fictional bear
  • Dutch: Winnie de Poeh — the fictional bear
  • Esperanto: Winnie-la-Pu — the fictional bear
  • Estonian: Karupoeg Puhh — the fictional bear
  • Faroese: Palli Pumm — the fictional bear
  • Finnish: Nalle Puh — the fictional bear
  • French: Winnie l'ourson — the fictional bear
  • Georgian: ვინი პუჰი (vini ṗuhi) — the fictional bear
  • German: Pu der Bär — the fictional bear
  • German: Winnie Puuh (Disney) — the fictional bear
  • Greek: Γουίνι το αρκουδάκι (Gouíni to arkoudáki) — the fictional bear
  • Greek: Ο Γουίνι το Αρκουδάκι (O Gouíni to Arkoudáki) — the fictional bear
  • Hebrew: פו הדב — the fictional bear
  • Hebrew: פו הדוב (pu ha'dov) — the fictional bear
  • Hungarian: Micimackó — the fictional bear
  • Icelandic: Bangsímon — the fictional bear
  • Italian: Uini il Pu — the fictional bear
  • Italian: Winnie Puh — the fictional bear
  • Italian: Winny-Puh — the fictional bear
  • Italian: Winnie Pooh — the fictional bear
  • Italian: Winnie the Pooh — the fictional bear
  • Japanese: くまのプーさん (Kuma no Pū-san) — the fictional bear
  • Kashubian: Miedzwiôdk Pùfôtk — the fictional bear
  • Korean: 곰돌이 푸 (gomdori pu) — the fictional bear
  • Kyrgyz: Винни-Пух (Vinni-Puh) — the fictional bear
  • Latin: Winnie ille Pu — the fictional bear
  • Latvian: Vinnijs Pūks — the fictional bear
  • Lithuanian: Mikė Pūkuotukas — the fictional bear
  • Macedonian: Вини Пу — the fictional bear
  • Maithili: विनी द पूह (vinī da pūh) — the fictional bear
  • Mongolian: Винни Пүү (Vinni Püü) — the fictional bear
  • Norwegian: Ole Brumm — the fictional bear
  • Persian: وینی د پو — the fictional bear
  • Polish: Kubuś Puchatek — the fictional bear
  • Portuguese: Ursinho Puff — the fictional bear
  • Portuguese: Ursinho Pooh — the fictional bear
  • Portuguese: Winnie the Pooh (Disney) — the fictional bear
  • Quechua: Respecto Pooh — the fictional bear
  • Romanian: Winnie de Pluș — the fictional bear
  • Russian: Ви́нни-Пух (Vínni-Pux) — the fictional bear
  • Slovene: medved Pu — the fictional bear
  • Spanish: Winnie Pooh (Disney) — the fictional bear
  • Spanish: Winnie the Pooh — the fictional bear
  • Swedish: Nalle Puh — the fictional bear
  • Tatar: Винни-Пух (Winni-Pux) — the fictional bear
  • Thai: วินนี่-เดอะ-พูห์ — the fictional bear
  • Turkish: Winnie the Pooh — the fictional bear
  • Ukrainian: Ві́нні Пух (Vínni Pux) — the fictional bear
  • Welsh: Wini'r Pŵ — the fictional bear
  • Welsh: Wini Pot Mêl — the fictional bear
  • Yiddish: וויני־דער־פּו (vini-der-pu) — the fictional bear