fatty

«fatty» in Mova's school dictionary: containing a lot of fat: «fatty food», «fatty meat» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (fatty, fattier, fattiest); noun (a fatty, fatties — rude)

meaning for a pupil

1) Fatty means containing a lot of fat: «fatty food», «fatty meat». tree →

2) Fatty describes something made of fat: «fatty tissue», «fatty acids». tree →

3) (rude) «Fatty» is an insulting name for a fat person; using it is unkind and hurtful. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and food lessons, fatty foods (chips, crisps, burgers) are eaten in small amounts for a balanced diet; some fats are needed. In science, «fatty acids» are parts of fats. In wellbeing lessons, name-calling such as «Fatty» is discussed as bullying. Phrases: «fatty foods», «fatty acids», «fatty meat».

examples

• Chips and burgers are fatty foods. tree →
• Eat fatty foods only now and then. tree →
• The dog chewed a fatty bone. tree →
• Fish oil contains fatty acids that are good for the brain. tree →
• Calling someone «Fatty» is mean and is bullying. tree →
• Cut off the fatty part of the bacon. tree →

note

Comparative: fattier, fattiest (change y to i). As a name for a person it is rude and hurtful. «Fatty» (full of fat) is different from «fat» (a big body), though both come from «fat».

In the corpora

• Mammoths had a fatty hump on their backs that stored energy for the hard winters.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fatty» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.