食(く)いしん坊(ぼう)

くいしんぼう

noun

glutton; big eater; foodie

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 child who loves food 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

食(く)いしん坊(ぼう)な子(こ) (a child who loves to eat)
食(く)いしん坊(ぼう)の猫(ねこ) (a food-loving cat)
食(く)いしん坊(ぼう)万歳(ばんざい) (name of a famous TV show)

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 2026.10.7 16:13

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