Chubbiness is the noun for that slightly-fat look we call chubby — round cheeks, a soft tummy, a body that looks well-fed and well, not ill. English uses it as a kind, everyday word more often than as a doctor’s word.

Chubbiness is the noun for that slightly-fat look we call chubbyChubbiness是那種我們叫chubby的微胖樣子的名詞—— round cheeks, a soft tummy圓圓的臉頰、軟軟的小肚子， a body that looks well-fed and well, not ill身材看起來吃得好、健康，不是生病。 English uses it as a kind, everyday word英文把它當成一個親切的日常用詞 more often than as a doctor's word，用得比醫生用語還多。

We talk about the chubbiness of a baby’s face, or of a puppy. It is not the same as obesity, and it is not a measurement; it is a look.

We talk about the chubbiness of a baby's face我們會說一個嬰兒臉的chubbiness， or of a puppy或一隻小狗的。 It is not the same as obesity這跟obesity（肥胖症）不一樣， and it is not a measurement它也不是一種測量； it is a look它是一種外觀。

Said about a child or a pet, it is usually warm. Said about an adult’s body, it can still be gentle, but you have to hear the tone — some people do not want their bodies described at all. There is no sharp line where chubbiness ends and “fat” begins, which is why the word can please one person and sting another.

Said about a child or a pet用在小孩或寵物身上， it is usually warm通常是溫暖的。 Said about an adult's body用在成人的身體上， it can still be gentle還是可以是溫和的， but you have to hear the tone但你得聽語氣— some people do not want their bodies described at all有些人根本不希望自己的身體被拿來形容。 There is no sharp line where chubbiness ends and "fat" beginschubbiness在哪裡結束、『fat』從哪裡開始，沒有清楚的界線， which is why the word can please one person and sting another這就是為什麼這個字能讓一個人開心，卻刺痛另一個人。