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# chubby

adjective (chubby, chubbier, chubbiest)

«chubby» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Slightly fat and round in a soft, often cute way, as in «chubby cheeks» or «a chubby baby». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chubby/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, people often say «chubby» about babies, puppies and cheeks in a fond way. In PSHE lessons, children learn that commenting on someone's body or weight can hurt, so it is kinder not to call people chubby. In stories it describes how a character looks.

### Examples

- The baby had chubby little hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chubby/#x1)
- Our puppy is round and chubby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chubby/#x2)
- Grandma pinched my chubby cheeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chubby/#x3)
- The chubby hamster stuffed seeds into its cheeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chubby/#x4)
- It is unkind to tease someone for being chubby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chubby/#x5)
- The cartoon bear had a chubby tummy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chubby/#x6)
- This kept mother badger very busy, and the baby badgers very chubby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chubby/#x7)

### Note

Adjective. Comparatives: chubbier, chubbiest (double b, y → i). Softer than «fat» and often affectionate, but can still hurt about older children or adults. Similar: plump, podgy (UK), roly-poly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chubby» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chubby/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chubby» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chubby.html) on Mova free.