dumpling
/ˈdʌmplɪŋ/
noun
- A small piece of dough, often filled with meat, vegetables, or fruit, that is boiled, steamed, or fried.
- For dinner, she prepared chicken soup with fluffy dumplings.
- My grandmother makes delicious apple dumplings with cinnamon sauce.
- We ordered a plate of steamed pork dumplings at the Chinese restaurant.
- A term of endearment for a small, cute person or animal, especially a child.
- Come here, you little dumpling, and give me a hug!
- The puppy was such a sweet dumpling, everyone wanted to hold him.
- She called her baby girl 'my little dumpling' every morning.