ours

Meaning

1. bear (animal)
2. A person like a bear:
3. A person like a bear:
4. (slang) A person like a bear:
5. (obsolete) A person like a bear:
6. masthead, imprint (list of a publication's main staff)
7. rough cut
8. (slang) prison, jail

Concepts

bear

imprint

masthead

carry

teddy bear

bear face

Dipper

teddy-bear

Ursidae

bears

selenarctos

thalarctos

ursus

wear

hold

pay

yield

accept

assume

take over

acquit

behave

comport

conduct

deport

teddy

giant

heavyweight

hulk

whale

bruin

soft toy

stuffed animal

ursids

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/uʁs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French ours, from Old French urs, from Latin ursus.
The Early Modern French pronunciation was /uʁ/ before consonants, /uʁz/ before vowels, and /uʁs/ in pausa. For the most part, the pausal pronunciations were eventually lost, but in some cases they were re-established as the basic form (reinforced in part by the spelling, in part by related words; in this case perhaps the feminine ourse).