Chubby Definition

chŭbē
chubbier, chubbies, chubbiest
adjective
chubbier, chubbiest
Round and plump; fleshy.
A chubby baby.
Webster's New World

Of a person, slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft.

Obviously the chubby child was eating too much.
Wiktionary
Of a body part, containing a moderate amount of fat.
It's quite normal for healthy babies to have chubby cheeks.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
noun
A chubby person.
American Heritage
An erection of the penis.
American Heritage

(slang) Especially a gay man.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Chubby

Noun

Singular:
chubby
Plural:
chubbies

Adjective

Base Form:
chubby
Comparative:
chubbier
Superlative:
chubbiest

Origin of Chubby

  • recorded since 1611, from chub (short, thick fish species, used as bait), used metaphorically for "lazy person" since 1558; perhaps influenced by Old Norse kumba "log" and/or kumben "stumpy."

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably from chub (from the plumpness of the fish)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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