FAT - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
having an (over)abundance of flesh
Example: he hadn't remembered how fat she was
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Adjective
having a relatively large diameter
Example: a fat rope
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Adjective
lucrative
Example: a juicy contract; a nice fat job
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Adjective
marked by great fruitfulness
Example: fertile farmland; a fat land; a productive vineyard; rich soil
Synonyms
Plump, Fatten, Rich, Plump out, Fill out
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "fat" comes from Proto-Indo-European *pod-. It started in Proto-Germanic *fatą. Then it appeared in Old English fæt. Later, people used it in Middle English fat. After that, it was Proto-West Germanic *faitid. Over time, it became Old English fǣtt. Finally, it reached Middle English fat. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Dutch: vat
- German: Fass
- Swedish: fat
🔗 Related Words
vat – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.