puppy fat

British  

noun

1. fatty tissue that develops in childhood or adolescence and usually disappears by maturity

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Example Sentences

A keen skier, snowboarder and BMX biker, she was something of a "tomboy", who by the time she went to high school was being teased for her "puppy fat".

From BBC

While every child develops differently, healthy puppy fat generally ends with toddlerhood.

From The Guardian

I ate very well as a kid, which is why I had puppy fat for too many years.

From The Guardian

Wawrinka has won their previous three matches; Murray hasn’t beaten him since London 2012, when the Swiss was a slightly chubbier animal, still to rid himself of his puppy fat.

From The Guardian

She's swapped puppy fat and pigtails for make-up and hair straighteners and never looked back...

From The Guardian