Care Bear
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- proper noun
- /kɛr bɛr/
- Baby Talk
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Care Bear
- Well, thanks to the Care Bears, Kim and Jason remembered how good it was to have friends who cared.
Examples
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You see, the Care Bears have a very special mission.
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This is a job for all the Care Bears.
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But the Care Bears would never give up.
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The Care Bears live in a magic place called Care-a-lot.
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Kim and Jason felt they didn't need anyone, but the Care Bears knew better.
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This is the story of two young children named Kim and Jason, and how they were helped by a group of very special friends, the Care Bears.
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We're the Care Bears.
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The Care Bears were trapped, cut off from the Earth, and any chance of rescuing Kim, Jason, Secret Bear, and Friend Bear.
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But the Rainbow Rescue Beam had dropped Kim, Jason, and the two Care Bears right smack in the middle of a strange new land.
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The children were thrilled to see the new Care Bear toy at the store.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'care' + 'bear' transparently suggest a bear associated with care or caring, so a learner could infer a general concept like a 'caring bear' or children's character. However, the full meaning as a specific branded franchise of colorful characters with distinct belly symbols requires cultural knowledge and is not predictable from the words alone, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Care Bear began as a set of characters on greeting cards and toys, each in bright colors with a picture on the belly showing a feeling. The two words care and bear tell the idea: they are bears who show 'care' for others, so the name now means a friendly fictional bear who stands for friendship and kindness.