chubby

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chub·by /ˈtʃʌbi/ adjectiveadj

FATslightly fat in a way that looks healthy and attractive 胖嘟嘟的；丰满的

a chubby six-year-old

一个胖乎乎的六岁孩子

a baby with round chubby cheeks

脸蛋圆嘟嘟的婴儿

► see thesaurus at fat

—chubbiness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

chubby• Mark's cheeks were slightly chubby.• The baby was pink and chubby.• The Pueblo peoples were a chubby and clubby lot.• He was this cute, chubby baby.• chubby cheeks• He is a chubby, happy man.• Then, hobbling along on his chubby legs, his belly wagging with every step, he leads Magic to his stall.• A young vicar and his wife, with matching haunted faces, wheel their beautiful chubby little daughter down the corridor.• The baby reached out with its chubby little fingers.• Who's that chubby little girl with the dark hair?• The other one was young, chubby, red-faced, with short red hair and looked embarrassed.• She had a pleasant untidy face and chubby warm hands that were nice to touch.• Are your knees chubby, with little fatty pads around the top of each knee?

Origin chubby

(1500-1600) chub type of fish ((15-21 centuries))

chub·by adjectiveadj

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