puppy fat

noun

The natural fat on the body of a child that normally disappears at adolescence.

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nounpuppy fat (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe natural fat on the body of a child that normally disappears at adolescence.

    "I was not pudding-faced!" "Oh, believe me, you were! You hadn't lost your puppy-fat."

    1972, Georgette Heyer, Lady Of Quality, London: The Bodley Head, page 87

    Synonyms: baby fat

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nounThe natural fat on the body of a child that normally disappears at adolescence.

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Chinese Mandarin 小兒虛胖 /小儿虚胖
  • 小兒虛胖 /小儿虚胖 (xiǎo'ér xūpàng)natural fat on the body of a child
Czech dětská baculatost
  • dětská baculatostnatural fat on the body of a child
Danish hvalpefedt
  • hvalpefedtnatural fat on the body of a child
Finnish vauvarasva
  • vauvarasvanatural fat on the body of a child
German Babyspeck
  • Babyspecknatural fat on the body of a child
Icelandic hvolpafita
  • hvolpafitanatural fat on the body of a child
Norwegian Bokmål valpefett
  • valpefettnatural fat on the body of a child
Slovak detská baculatosť
  • detská baculatosťnatural fat on the body of a child
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