baby fat

noun

US
: the extra fat that a healthy baby or young child has

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In the violent tides of her twenties, Marigold shed the last of her baby fat, then graduated from stumbling spiritual seeker to apprentice sensualist. Amy Gerstler, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2024 Even before then, layers of baby fat will cover up this normal bit of newborn anatomy. Denise Schipani, Parents, 22 June 2023

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“Baby fat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20fat. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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