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puppy fat

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

fat on the body of a baby or child; disappears at adolescence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 小兒虛胖 /小儿虚胖 (xiǎo'ér xūpàng) — natural fat on the body of a child
  • Czech: dětská baculatost — natural fat on the body of a child
  • Danish: hvalpefedt — natural fat on the body of a child
  • Faroese: hvølpafiti — natural fat on the body of a child
  • Finnish: vauvarasva — natural fat on the body of a child
  • German: Babyspeck — natural fat on the body of a child
  • Icelandic: hvolpafita — natural fat on the body of a child
  • Norwegian Bokmål: valpefett — natural fat on the body of a child
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvalpefeitt — natural fat on the body of a child
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvelpefeitt — natural fat on the body of a child
  • Slovak: detská baculatosť — natural fat on the body of a child