chubby

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++chub·by /ˈtʃʌbi/ adjective  FATslightly fat in a way that looks healthy and attractive 胖嘟嘟的；丰满的 a chubby six-year-old 一个胖乎乎的六岁孩子 a baby with round chubby cheeks 脸蛋圆嘟嘟的婴儿► see thesaurus at fat —chubbiness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

chubby• Mark's cheeks were slightly chubby.• The baby was pink and chubby.• The Pueblo peoples were a chubby and clubby lot.• He was this cute, chubby baby.• chubby cheeks• He is a chubby, happy man.• Then, hobbling along on his chubby legs, his belly wagging with every step, he leads Magic to his stall.• A young vicar and his wife, with matching haunted faces, wheel their beautiful chubby little daughter down the corridor.• The baby reached out with its chubby little fingers.• Who's that chubby little girl with the dark hair?• The other one was young, chubby, red-faced, with short red hair and looked embarrassed.• She had a pleasant untidy face and chubby warm hands that were nice to touch.• Are your knees chubby, with little fatty pads around the top of each knee?Origin chubby (1500-1600) chub type of fish ((15-21 centuries))

chub·by adjectiveChineseSyllable  

fat way that looks healthy slightly Corpus in attractive a and

chubby
chub‧by /ˈtʃʌbi/ adjectiveslightly fat in a way that looks healthy and attractive:
    a chubby six-year-old
    a baby with round chubby cheeks
—chubbiness noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ fat having too much flesh on your body. It is rude to tell someone that they are fat. It is also better not to use any of these words when talking directly to someone about their body: She thinks she’s fat. | He looks the same, just a little fatter.
   ▪ overweight weighing more than you should: Many medical conditions are caused by being overweight. | She was several kilos overweight.
   ▪ big/large used when saying that someone has a big body. Large is more common than big in written English: My father was a big man. | two large ladies
   ▪ obese extremely fat in a way that is dangerous to your health: He went to a summer camp for obese teenagers.
   ▪ chubby slightly fat in a nice-looking way – used especially about babies and children: A chubby little baby was playing on the rug.
   ▪ plump a woman or child who is plump is slightly fat, especially in a pleasant way: Her mother was a plump cheerful woman.
   ▪ flabby having soft loose skin that looks unattractive: a flabby stomach | Her body was getting old and flabby.
   ▪ portly literary fat and round – used especially about fairly old men: The bishop was a portly middle-aged gentleman.

chubbyBrE /ˈtʃʌbi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃʌbi/ 🔊 adjective (chub·bier, chub·bi·est) slightly fat in a way that people usually find attractive 胖乎乎的；圆胖的◆chubby cheeks/fingers/hands 胖乎乎的脸颊／手指／手▸ chub·bi·ness BrE /ˈtʃʌbinəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃʌbinəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]