chubby

/'tʃʌbi/

Thân thiện

The chubby baby laughs while playing with a colorful toy.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a plump, rounded, and full figure, often in a way that is considered pleasing or cute: "chubby" describes a person, especially a child, or sometimes a body part, that is pleasantly fat or rounded, not excessively so. It typically carries a positive or affectionate connotation.

Usage

• Describing People: Most commonly used to describe children or babies who are pleasingly plump.
• Describing Body Parts: Often used to describe specific rounded features like cheeks, hands, or fingers.
• Connotation: The word is generally warm and endearing, not harsh or critical. It is less formal than "overweight" and more affectionate than "fat."

Examples

• Describing a Person: The chubby baby laughed as she played with her toes.He was a chubby toddler with rosy cheeks.

• Describing a Body Part: She pinched her brother's chubby cheeks.The kitten had chubby little paws.

Advanced Usage

• "Chubby-faced": Having a round, full face.
• "Chubbiness" (noun): The quality or state of being chubby.

Variants and Related Words

• Plump (adj): Slightly fat in a pleasant way; very similar to "chubby" but can be used for adults more readily.
• Rotund (adj): Round or plump, often used in a more formal or humorous way.
• Buxom (adj): (Typically of a woman) plump, especially with a large bosom.
• Podgy / Pudgy (adj): Informal words meaning slightly fat, often describing short, soft limbs or fingers.

Synonyms

• Plump
• Buxom (for women)
• Rotund
• Tubby (informal, often for children or short people)
• Pudgy

Antonyms

• Skinny
• Thin
• Slender
• Gaunt

Idioms and Common Phrases

• Chubby cheeks: A very common phrase describing full, rounded cheeks.
• Pleasingly plump: A near-synonymous phrase that captures the positive connotation of "chubby."

Học thuật

Adjective

1. sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure;
   • a chubby child
   • pleasingly plump

Từ đồng nghĩa

• embonpoint
• plump