Puppy Fat (Noun)
Meaning
Fat on the body of a baby or child; disappears at adolescence.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The infant's round cheeks and chubby arms were evidence of her adorable puppy fat.
- She had a sweet face and a smattering of puppy fat, and her brother couldn't help but tease her.
- At 10 years old, she still had a bit of puppy fat, but she was starting to lose it as she entered pre-teen years.
- The toddler's puppy fat made her movements look even more uncoordinated as she wobbled around the playground.
- He was a chubby kid with plenty of puppy fat, but he eventually grew tall and lean as he entered high school.