chubby
Soft and pudgy
Chubby describes someone who is plump or slightly overweight, typically in a way that suggests softness and roundness rather than obesity.
The word often carries affectionate or diminutive connotations, especially when applied to babies and young children: Look at those chubby cheeks!
When used of adults, chubby is gentler than fat but can still cause offense depending on context.
Chubby bunny is a game where players stuff marshmallows in their mouths.
Agreeably fat, well-filled
- rotundRound and plump
- pudgySlightly fat, softly round
- stockyShort and solidly built
- portlyHeavyset, especially around waist
stout · round · chunky · thickset · hefty · full-figured · fleshy · corpulent
Yielding to touch
- doughySoft like raw bread
- squishySoft and easily compressed
- fleshyThick with soft tissue
- paddedFilled with soft material
cushioned · jiggly · puffy · marshmallow · dimpled · yielding · squeezable · bouncy
High in lipids
- fatsoDerogatory term for obesity
- butterballPlump person or fowl
- tubbySomewhat fat, endearingly
- porkerPig raised for slaughter
Inviting physical affection
- snugglyComfortably warm and close
- softYielding to touch
- squishySoft and easily compressed
- pillowySoft and cushioned
plush · teddy · warm · cozy · squeezable · cushiony · comforting · lovable
plump
Agreeably fat, well-filled
portly · stout · round · chunky · thickset · hefty · full-figured · fleshy · corpulent · tubby
soft
Yielding to touch
padded · cushioned · jiggly · puffy · marshmallow · dimpled · yielding · squeezable · bouncy
fatty
High in lipids
- fatsoDerogatory term for obesity
- butterballPlump person or fowl
- tubbySomewhat fat, endearingly
porker · blimp · lardball · piggy · dumpling · pudge · chunk
huggable
Inviting physical affection
pillowy · plush · teddy · warm · cozy · squeezable · cushiony · comforting · lovable · endearing
cherubic
Innocently sweet-faced
toddler · babylike · pinchable · adorable · innocent · angelic · cheeky · apple-cheeked · newborn · bonny
cherub
Winged heavenly being
- munchkinDiminutive person, affectionately
- butterballPlump person or fowl
- pudgeSlight excess flesh
- body part traitsbent, bony, bruised, calloused, crooked
- body typesectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph, somatotype, athletic build
- body imagebody image, body positivity, body acceptance, body shaming, body shame
- appearancestall, short, thin, fat, slim
- Facesround, oval, long, thin, full
- physical traitsheight, build, eye color, hair color, skin tone
- chubby cheeksFull, rounded face sides
- chubby bunnyMarshmallow-stuffing speech game
- chubby chaserOne attracted to overweight people
- Chubby CheckerTwist dance popularizer
- chub rubFriction between inner thighs
- half chub