Synonyms for chubby
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : chuhb-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃʌb i |
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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
- 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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