chubby

chubby
chubbily, adv.chubbiness, n.
/chub"ee/, adj., chubbier, chubbiest.
round and plump: a chubby child; a chubby face.
[1605-15; CHUB + -Y1]
Syn. pudgy, heavy, fleshy, roly-poly.
Ant. lean, svelte, thin, skinny.

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