baby fat

[ bey-bee fat ]

noun

1. the excess fat characteristic of infants and toddlers, typically outgrown later in childhood:

   As your child becomes more mobile, those rolls of baby fat will be replaced by a longer, leaner silhouette.

2. the excess fat or weight acquired by a woman during pregnancy:

   After having my first child, the last thing on my mind was trying to lose my baby fat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of baby fat¹

First recorded in 1870–75, referring to the fat on young animals; 1955–60 baby fat fordef 1; 1930–35 baby fat fordef 2

Example Sentences

In the male hierarchy of overweightness that runs upward from baby fat to morbid obesity, the paunch is the glorious exception.

From The Daily Beast

What's this now-you-see-it-now-you-don't business of fifteen or so pounds of baby fat?

From Project Gutenberg

If there was anything that would make a meal just to its taste that day it was baby—fat baby, about two years old.

From Project Gutenberg