ˌPaddington ˈBear (also Paddington)
the main character in children’s stories by the British writer Michael Bond. Paddington is a teddy bear from Peru who gets lost at Paddington Station in London, and goes to live with an English family. Around his neck he wears a label with the words ‘Please take care of this bear’. He eats marmalade sandwiches.

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