Synonyms for chubby

Grammar : Adj

Spell : chuhb-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃʌb i

Top 10 synonyms for chubby

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Définition of chubby

Origin : 1610s, literally "resembling a chub," from chub, the short, thick type of fish + -y (2). Perhaps influenced by Old Norse kumba "log," kumben "stumpy."
ME chubbe ... was also used of a "lazy, spiritless fellow; a rustic, simpleton; dolt, fool" (1558), whilst Bailey has "Chub, a Jolt-head, a great-headed, full-cheeked Fellow," a description reminiscent of that of the chevin, another name for the chub ... Thus the nickname may have meant either "short and thick, dumpy like a chub," or "of the nature of a chub, dull and clownish." ["Dictionary of English Surnames"]

adj slightly fat

Example sentences :

Nothing could be more comic than this chubby child, with her serious air.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Here two chubby babies are lying locked in each other's arms.
Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael

"I may state my opinion, sir," flashed Carruthers, his chubby face reddening.
Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

"They paint love as a chubby, laughing child," he mused bitterly.
Extract from : « Nell, of Shorne Mills » by Charles Garvice

Chubby and I nearly went under this morning and never were seen again.
Extract from : « The Mermaid » by Lily Dougall

Her cheeks were burning red and she lay peacefully on her round and chubby arms.
Extract from : « Heidi » by Johanna Spyri

But I told her about the little, fair, chubby child at the Castle of Bartenstein.
Extract from : « The King's Mirror » by Anthony Hope

Elsa turned her chubby cheek up to me in a perfection of indifference.
Extract from : « The King's Mirror » by Anthony Hope

Emmy Lou was pink-cheeked and chubby and in her heart there was no guile.
Extract from : « Emmy Lou » by George Madden Martin

He wore large, round spectacles, and had pink, chubby cheeks.
Extract from : « Lady Bountiful » by George A. Birmingham

Antonyms for chubby

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