Meanings
chibi1
plural chibis
- countableanimeA child-like character with exaggerated features, particularly in anime.
- uncountableanimeA style of cartooning in which the characters are drawn to be very small and cute.
Since the eyes take up so much room on the chibi face, the head needs to be stretched and, therefore, usually ends up being oval-shaped to accommodate the oval-shaped eyes.
2013, Christopher Hart, Manga for the Beginner
Chibi2
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA county-level city of Xianning, Hubei, China.
Origin
chibi · noun
- Japaneseちび“something small; runt, dwarf; pipsqueak”
- Englishchibi
Borrowed from Japanese ちび (chibi, “something small; runt, dwarf; pipsqueak”)
More words from Japanese
Full word history & related roots →Chibi · proper noun
- Mandarin赤壁
- EnglishChibi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 赤壁 (Chìbì).
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تشيبي
- تشيبي (tšībī)character
Chinese Cantonese 赤壁
- 赤壁 (cek³ bik¹)county-level city in central China; subdistrict in central China; town in central China
Chinese Mandarin Q版, Q版
- Q版 (kiù bǎn)character
- Q版 (kiù bǎn)style
- 赤壁 (Chìbì)county-level city in central China; subdistrict in central China; town in central China
Hindi चिबी
- चिबी (cibī)character
Japanese SDのキャラクター, SD (sūpā deforume)
- SDのキャラクター (sūpā deforume no kyarakutā)character
- SD (sūpā deforume)style
- スーパーデフォルメ (sūpā deforume)style
- 赤壁 (Sekiheki)county-level city in central China; subdistrict in central China; town in central China
Korean 치비, 치비
- 치비 (chibi)character
- 치비 (chibi)style
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with chibi
All rhymes →Cite this entry
chibi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chibi
“chibi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chibi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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