chubby C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtʃʌbi/ UK /ˈtʃʌbi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj plump and rounded in a pleasant way The chubby toddler clutched a half-eaten apple. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · plump and rounded in a... plumprotundtubbyportlypudgyroundstout ↔ Opposites slimthinleanslendergaunt Word family Derived forms chubbiness Related forms chub Etymology AI details From chub (a thick-bodied river fish) + -y, the sense being 'short and thick like a chub'; chub is of uncertain origin. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # chubby **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtʃʌbi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃʌbi/ ## Meanings 1. plump and rounded in a pleasant way ## Examples - The chubby toddler clutched a half-eaten apple. ## Synonyms - plump - rotund - tubby - portly - pudgy - round - stout ## Antonyms - slim - thin - lean - slender - gaunt ## Derived Forms - chubbiness ## Related Forms - chub ## Etymology From chub (a thick-bodied river fish) + -y, the sense being 'short and thick like a chub'; chub is of uncertain origin. ## AI Etymology Chubby comes from chub (a thick-bodied river fish) + -y, the sense being 'short and thick like a chub'; chub is of uncertain origin. Morphologically, chubby is transparent: it draws on chub (a thick-bodied river fish) + -y, the sense being 'short and thick like a chub'. Used as an adjective, chubby now means "plump and rounded in a pleasant way", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as chubbiness and related forms such as chub. That uncertainty is part of the entry: the safest account is the attested form and the limited comparisons preserved with it. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown