Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fatty

/ˈfæt.i/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.80 in modern English

Syllables: fat-ty
IPA: /ˈfæt.i/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.

adj

Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.

adj

Like fat; greasy.

adj

Of or related to fat.

adj

Literally or figuratively large.

Slang

noun

An obese person.

Derogatory; Slang

noun

A large marijuana cigar; a blunt.

Slang

noun

A type of game played with marbles.

Example Sentences

"fatty tissues"
"fatty meats"
"Then in the case of excisions you have all kinds of secondary changes, pigmentary disturbances, modifications of the passions, alterations in the secretion of fatty tissue."
"fatty liver"
"fatty pancreas"
"That means eating fruits and vegetables and cutting back on fatty foods."

Etymology

From Middle English fatty, equivalent to fat + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian fattig (“fatty”), Dutch vettig (“fatty, greasy”), German Low German fettig (“fatty”), German fettig (“fatty”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fatty
Suffix: fat

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfæt.i/
British English: /ˈfæt.i/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fattier (comparative) fattiest (superlative) fatties (plural) fattie (alternative)

Derived Forms

fattily fattiness fibrofatty nonfatty superfatty unfatty

Phrases

fatty acid fatty alcohol fatty bom bom fatty boombalatty fatty cutty fatty liver fatty oil partially defatted pork fatty tissue

Frequently Paired Words

fattish

Synonyms

steatotic fatlike fat fatso fat person roly-poly butterball

Rhymes With

cincinnati patty matty patti chatty hattie batty mattie natty catty pattie ratty

Questions

How do you pronounce fatty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfæt.i/.
What does fatty mean?: Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.
Where does fatty come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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