食(く)いしん坊(ぼう)

くいしんぼう
noun
glutton; big eater; foodie
informalpersonalityfood
1. glutton; big eater; foodie
A person who loves to eat and always wants to eat a lot. While it can mean glutton, it is often used affectionately or playfully, especially when referring to children or pets.
うちの犬(いぬ)は食(く)いしん坊(ぼう)だ。
Our dog is a big eater.
食(く)いしん坊(ぼう)な子供(こども)がおやつをねだっている。
A greedy child is begging for snacks.
食(く)いしん坊(ぼう)の私(わたし)にとって、旅行(りょこう)の一番(いちばん)の楽(たの)しみは地元(じもと)の料理(りょうり)を食(た)べることだ。
For a foodie like me, the best part of traveling is eating the local cuisine.

Usage

食(く)いしん坊(ぼう) has a playful, affectionate tone and is not strongly negative. It is commonly used for children and pets, or self-deprecatingly. The na-adjective form 食(く)いしん坊(ぼう)な is also used as a modifier. The word 食(く)いしん坊(ぼう)万歳(ばんざい) was the title of a long-running TV cooking show.

Similar words

大食(おおぐ)い (big eater) and 食(た)べ過(す)ぎ (overeating) focus on quantity, while 食(く)いしん坊(ぼう) emphasizes the love of eating itself.

Common collocations

Related Words

Compare: 大食(おおぐ)い (big eater)
Compare: 美食家(びしょくか) (gourmet)
Compare: 小食(しょうしょく) (light eater)
Compare: 食(く)い意地(いじ) (greed for food)
Compare: 大食漢(たいしょくかん) (big eater)
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Added 2026.3.11 10:01 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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