"Tubby" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
A slang term for someone who is chubby or slightly overweight, often in a harmless or affectionate way.
He's a bit of a tubby guy, but he's got a heart of gold.
The warm swimming pool is perfect for a tubby sumo wrestler on training.
As a stay-at-home dad, he's become a bit of a tubby since giving up his gym routine.
The Great Dane's owner joked that his giant dog had become a bit of a tubby since gaining weight.
The gym started offering classes designed for older people and those who are a bit tubby, to help them get in shape.
The tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) is a reptile that is native to New Zealand. It is a type of lizard that is often referred to as a "living fossil" because it has changed very little over millions of years and is related to the dinosaurs.