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baby fat

noun

US
: the extra fat that a healthy baby or young child has

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Recently cut ponytail; a triangular necklace of brown-and-yellow beads; a face moving from baby fat to bone; a desire for adventure without the self-confidence or ability. Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025 The clock ticks down and the child starves, her baby fat melting to nothing. Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025 Even before then, layers of baby fat will cover up this normal bit of newborn anatomy. Denise Schipani, Parents, 22 June 2023

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“Baby fat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20fat. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

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