"chubby" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtʃʌbi/ Audio: en-au-chubby.ogg [Australia] Forms: chubby [positive], chubbier [comparative], chubbiest [superlative]
enPR: chŭbʹē Head templates: {{adj|2=chubbier|3=chubbiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person is chubby, they are slightly overweight or fat Synonyms: plump
    Sense id: simple-chubby-en-adj-QH6J0~lM
  2. If a body part is chubby, it contains a moderate amount of fat.
    Sense id: simple-chubby-en-adj-2ifAlKCu
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chubby",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chubbier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chubbiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "chubbier",
        "3": "chubbiest"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Obviously the chubby child was eating too much."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If a person is chubby, they are slightly overweight or fat"
      ],
      "id": "simple-chubby-en-adj-QH6J0~lM",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "plump"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's quite normal for babies to have chubby cheeks."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If a body part is chubby, it contains a moderate amount of fat."
      ],
      "id": "simple-chubby-en-adj-2ifAlKCu"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "chŭbʹē"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʃʌbi/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-chubby.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chubby"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chubby",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chubbier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chubbiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "2": "chubbier",
        "3": "chubbiest"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Obviously the chubby child was eating too much."
        }
      ],
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        "If a person is chubby, they are slightly overweight or fat"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "plump"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's quite normal for babies to have chubby cheeks."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If a body part is chubby, it contains a moderate amount of fat."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "chŭbʹē"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʃʌbi/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-chubby.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chubby"
}

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