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· Middle English
*cubbe
2 English words descend from Middle English
*cubbe
, most common first.
chubby
Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft.
chub
A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus)