pudding-face

9.9

A round soft face that looks full and chubby

noun

Offensive

: cara de gordo

The baby smiled with her adorable pudding-face.

Examples

The child's pudding-face was flushed with excitement after the party.
He was often teased at school because of his round, pudding-face.
Everyone noticed the politician's pudding-face as he smiled for the photo.
She has a lovely pudding-face that makes her look very friendly.
He was often teased at school because of his round, pudding-face.
Everyone noticed the politician's pudding-face as he smiled for the photo.
The baby's pudding-face lit up with joy when she saw her favorite toy.

Synonyms

fat face

vspudding-face

4 5.1

A round, chubby face with full cheeks

is softer and fleshier in texture rather than only roundness

pudding face

vspudding-face

Offensive

8.7

A large round face that looks soft and full

is large and plump but focuses on soft fleshy feel rather than just roundness

Antonyms

gaunt

9 7.3

Very thin and pale from illness, hunger, or hard times

How Plump

fat face

4 5.1

pudding-face

Offensive

9.9

pudgy

19 4.0

round-faced

2 3.0

Surface Forms

pudding-face singular

pudding-faces plural

Morphology

pudding-face = pudding + face (transparent) = pudding + face

The meaning is a straightforward compound: 'pudding' (soft/plump) + 'face' indicating a plump or soft-looking face, which is directly inferable from the components.

Etymology

Pudding-face compares a person's face to a pudding, the soft, round dessert, so it gives a clear picture. Think of a pudding that is soft and plump — calling someone a pudding-face suggests a face that is 'large' and 'soft', which is why the word means a plump, fleshy face.