Chubby

/ˈtʃʌbi/ adjective

Definition

plump or slightly overweight in a cute way

Etymology

from chub (type of fish) + -y suffix, referring to rounded shape

Kelly Says

Chubby - like a teddy bear, sometimes round is just more huggable!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ወፍራም
ARالعربية
ممتلئ
BNবাংলা
মোটা
CACatalà
fornit
CSČeština
kullatý
DADansk
fuldmundet
DEDeutsch
mollig
ELΕλληνικά
παχουλός
ESEspañol
regordete
FAفارسی
پر گوشت
FISuomi
pieni rasvainen
FRFrançais
potelé
GUGU
મોટો
HAHA
kwargu
HEעברית
נוח
HIहिन्दी
मोटा
HUMagyar
pufók
IDBahasa Indonesia
gemuk
IGIG
kpasu
ITItaliano
grassoccio
JA日本語
ふっくら
KKKK
қарайық
KMKM
ល្ប
KO한국어
통통한
MRMR
जाड
MSBahasa Melayu
gempal
MYမြန်မာ
အဆီများပါသော
NLNederlands
mollig
NONorsk
fyldig
PAPA
ਮੋਟਾ
PLPolski
pucołowaty
PTPortuguês
rechonchudo
RORomână
gras
RUРусский
пухлый
SVSvenska
fyllig
SWKiswahili
nene
TAதமிழ்
குண்டான
TEతెలుగు
చిన్నపిల్లలు
THไทย
อ้วนน้อย
TLTL
mabusog
TRTürkçe
tombul
UKУкраїнська
пухлий
URاردو
موٹا
VITiếng Việt
mũm mĩm
YOYO
lọjọ
ZH中文
圆润的
ZUZU
likhulu

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Applied disproportionately to women and girls; historically used to police female bodies while 'big' remains neutral for men. Implies diminishment through cuteness rather than respect.

Inclusive Usage

Use neutral descriptors like 'round,' 'fuller-figured,' or body-specific terms only when medically/contextually necessary. Avoid diminishing language.

Inclusive Alternatives

["fuller","round","stocky"]

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