chubbier; chubbiest
: somewhat fat
a chubby child
Growing up, I was always the chubbiest in the family …—
Anna Schuchman
Anna SchuchmanThis is the very real story of the little bucktoothed, chubby 9-year-old boy who invented the MC …—Killer Mike, quoted in The Dallas Morning News
Killer Mike, quoted in The Dallas Morning News
also
: having a full, rounded form
a baby with chubby cheeks
Chubby, crackly egg rolls with chicken, beef, or vegetables are deep-fried to order … —Mike Sula
Mike Sula
chubbiness
noun
The faces in the mosaics have a roundness, the figures a chubbiness that one does not associate with Roman portraiture …
—Sarah Caudwell
Sarah Caudwell
Examples of chubby in a Sentence
the chubby baby had slimmed down by the time she was a toddler
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Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 10 June 2026
In 2015, a chubby green parrot named Jane made history.
—Robert Gebelhoff, Washington Post, 9 June 2026
Miffy has pointy ears, chubby cheeks and wears an orange dress.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Lenny says he and his brother were bullied for being chubby but also for being poor.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 May 2026
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“Chubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chubby. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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