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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.
うちの犬は食いしん坊だ。
Our dog is a big eater.
食いしん坊な子供がおやつをねだっている。
A greedy child is begging for snacks.
食いしん坊の私にとって、旅行の一番の楽しみは地元の料理を食べることだ。
For a foodie like me, the best part of traveling is eating the local cuisine.
USAGE:
食いしん坊 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 食いしん坊な is also used as a modifier. The word 食いしん坊万歳 was the title of a long-running TV cooking show.
SIMILAR WORDS:
大食い (big eater) and 食べ過ぎ (overeating) focus on quantity, while 食いしん坊 emphasizes the love of eating itself.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 食いしん坊な子 (greedy child)
- 食いしん坊の猫 (greedy cat)
- 食いしん坊万歳 (name of a famous TV show)