From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchubbychub‧by /ˈtʃʌbi/ adjectiveFATslightly fat in a way that looks healthy and attractive
a chubby six-year-old
a baby with round chubby cheeks► see thesaurus at fat —chubbiness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpuschubby• 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 chubbylegs, his bellywagging with every step, he leads Magic to his stall.• A young vicar and his wife, with matchinghaunted faces, wheel their beautifulchubby 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 pleasantuntidy face and chubbywarm hands that were nice to touch.• Are your kneeschubby, with little fattypads around the top of each knee?Originchubby(1500-1600)chub type of fish ((15-21 centuries))
