chibi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A child-like character with exaggerated features, particularly in anime.
  2. A style of cartooning in which the characters are drawn to be very small and cute.
name
  1. A county-level city of Xianning, Hubei, China.
  2. A subdistrict of Huangzhou district, Huanggang, Hubei, China.
  3. A town in Chibi, Xianning, Hubei, China.

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃiːbi/ /ˈt͡ʃɪbi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-chibi.wav chûʹbēʹ

Word forms

chibi chibis Ch'ih-pi

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ちび (chibi, “something small; runt, dwarf; pipsqueak”)

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