chubby

American  

[chuhb-ee] / ˈtʃʌb i /

adjective

chubbier, chubbiest

1. round and plump.

   a chubby child; a chubby face.

   Synonyms:

   roly-poly, fleshy, heavy, pudgy

   Antonyms:

   skinny, thin, svelte, lean

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chubby British  

/ ˈtʃʌbɪ /

adjective

1. (esp of the human form) plump and round

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Other Word Forms

• chubbily adverb
• chubbiness noun

Etymology

Origin of chubby

First recorded in 1605–15; chub + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Cast member Luke Manley, who compares himself to a ham sandwich, said, “I know I’m a chubby guy with glasses but I didn’t know I had a look.”

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Then my mom, who had managed to leave the room sneakily as we tore through the wrapping, came back into the living room with a chubby cat with a bow around his neck.

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Start with the adorably strange tardigrades, or “moss piglets,” with their chubby bodies and eight fat legs.

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The babies laughed and clapped their chubby hands, while the Incorrigibles watched, mesmerized.

From Literature

I was a bit chubby as a child, but I quickly became a sporty, suburban kid.

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Related Words

• chunky
• flabby
• plump
• portly
• pudgy
• stout