squab

Noun

1. (attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable) A fledgling (young) bird.
2. (attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable) A fledgling (young) bird.
3. (attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable) A fledgling (young) bird.
4. (uncountable) The meat of young dove or pigeon, typically under four weeks old, used as food.
5. (countable) A thick cushion, especially a flat one covering the seat of a chair or sofa.
6. (countable) A person of a short, fat figure.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.
2. (transitive) To furnish with squabs, or cushions.
3. (transitive) To stuff thickly and sew through, the stitches being concealed by buttons, etc.

Adj

1. Fat; thick; plump; bulky.
2. Unfledged; unfeathered.
3. Clumsy.
4. Curt; abrupt.
5. Shy; coy.

Adv

With a heavy fall; plump.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskwɒb/

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to dialectal Swedish skvabb (“fatty, flabby”). First attested in the 17th century.

Synonyms

squat

squabby

dove

🕊️

dumpy

pillow

piper

podgy

pudgy

roly poly

squabble

stocky

stumpy

tubby

unfledged

wood pigeon

game bird

squatty

pillow of feather

chubby

chanky

couch

🛋️

cushion

Translations

πιτσούνι

pigeonneau

palomino

persona rechoncha

sedir

coussin

coxim

bodur

borracho

Jungtaube

περιστεράκι

ungefiedert

νεογνό τρυπανοκόρακα

νεοσσός τρυπανοκόρακα

coixí