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fatling

fatling

9.6
A small, chubby person people tease
  • noun
  • /ˈfæt.lɪŋ/
  • Offensive
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  • At the family picnic, everyone doted on the youngest fatling with extra slices of cake.

Examples

  • He teased his little brother by calling him a fatling after dinner.

  • The aunt laughed and picked up the plump fatling as he reached for the balloon.

  • Look at that fatling enjoying the cake!

  • The little fatling ran around the yard.

  • At the family picnic, everyone doted on the youngest fatling with extra slices of cake.

  • The aunt laughed and picked up the plump fatling as he reached for the balloon.

  • He teased his little brother by calling him a fatling after dinner.

Synonyms

fatty
vsfatling
  • Offensive
68 8.4

An insulting word for a person, often a child, who is much heavier than others

refers to a small plump child used playfully or insultingly
fatso
vsfatling
  • Offensive
22 9.9

An insulting name for a very overweight person

refers to a small plump person, often a child, not necessarily very obese
pudge
vsfatling
  • Offensive
10 9.0

A short, slightly fat person often called that name in a friendly or teasing way

means a small plump person often in playful or insulting ways
butterball
vsfatling
  • Offensive
6 7.3

A slightly chubby person often called this name in a friendly way

is used for smaller, often child subjects and can be more insulting
podge
vsfatling
  • Offensive
9.7

A person or animal that is short and a little chubby

focuses on small size and plumpness, sometimes humorous or rude

Antonyms

thin person
4 2.1

A person who has very little body fat and looks underweight

Surface Forms

fatling singular
fatlings plural

Morphology

fatling = fat (transparent) = fat + ling

Derived from 'fat' + the diminutive/pejorative '-ling', meaning a small or (derogatorily) plump person; learners can infer this formation.

Etymology

Fatling is made of fat and the ending -ling, where fat means 'plump' and -ling means 'small' or 'young', like duckling. So a fatling can mean a small, plump person (often a child), usually said in a joking or unkind way.