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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When Frank asked him why a saint would visit a short, chubby guy with glasses who played goalie, Gus said very matter-of-factly that it was well known that ordinary folks and the poor often received such visions.
—David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
The viral hippo, who turned 1 year old in July 2025, rose to fame shortly after her birth for her cute features, including her chubby, pink cheeks and tummy rolls.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Jude had a round and chubby face.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
One woman filled a tray with 30 pieces of the chubby bread.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
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David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
The viral hippo, who turned 1 year old in July 2025, rose to fame shortly after her birth for her cute features, including her chubby, pink cheeks and tummy rolls.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Jude had a round and chubby face.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
One woman filled a tray with 30 pieces of the chubby bread.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Chubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chubby. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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