Tubby
(adjective)
- Short and plump; rotund.
- Having a round and chubby appearance.
Origin:
From middle english tubbe, from old english tubbe ("tub, vessel"), from proto-germanic *tubjǭ ("tub"), from proto-indo-european *dʰewb- ("to swell, be full").
Examples:
- The tubby little man waddled down the street.
- She became more tubby as she got older.
- The tubby baby laughed and kicked its chubby legs.
- He was feeling a bit tubby after a month of eating too much.
- The tubby cat sat on the windowsill, grooming itself.