pudge

/pʌdʒ/
noun
  1. A person who is short and plump; a term sometimes used affectionately or teasingly.
    • She smiled when her grandfather called her a pudge.
    • My little brother is such a pudge; he loves to eat and cuddle.
    • The kids called him 'pudge' because of his round cheeks.
  2. Excess body fat; plumpness.
    • After the holidays, I noticed a bit of pudge around my waist.
    • He tried to lose the pudge by going for daily runs.
    • The puppy's pudge made him even more adorable.
Antonyms
verb
  1. To become or make plump or pudgy.
    • If you keep eating so many sweets, you'll pudge up.
    • The kitten started to pudge out after weeks of good feeding.
    • The dough began to pudge as it rose.
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