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

9 5.1

A round, chubby face with full cheeks

is softer and fleshier in texture rather than only roundness

pudding face

vspudding-face

Offensive

1 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

15 7.3

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

How Plump

fat face

9 5.1

pudding-face

Offensive

9.9

pudgy

19 4.0

round-faced

10 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.