baby fat

American  

[bey-bee fat] / ˈbeɪ bi ˌfæt /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of baby fat

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

Example Sentences

"It wasn't about getting back into boxing, it was to lose a bit of weight, like baby fat, and just enjoy the training," she says.

From BBC • May 17, 2022

They called him “Sloppy” as a kid because he still had baby fat and his clothes never quite fit.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2019

Even though Garland was just 15 years old when she took on the role of Dorothy, the studio was determined to have their teen star shed the excess baby fat.

From Fox News • Dec. 6, 2018

Half of my head was buzzed, and I was hanging on to my baby fat not in a baby-cute way.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2018

Understand now, she was barely rated in the top twenty; her hair was uncombed, unclean; her age was just seventeen, so there was still, in occasional places, the remains of baby fat.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman