Bear Feet

When I was a little girl I didn't understand much about the English language.
And as a direct result of that, I fell into the wrong impression that when people said "bare feet" they were really saying "bear feet".

I'm sure you're thinking, "How could you confuse an animals feet with a foot that has nothing on it?".

I know, I'm weird, but follow me...

I figured that a bear never wears shoes, socks, sandals, etc. so when I didn't wear any of those around the house I was mimicking a bear.

It never dawned on me that there could actually be a word that meant there's nothing on it.

Needless to say, I now know the difference, but wow was I dumb!