If you described a baby as Bonny what would you mean?

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If someone described a baby as Bonny, what would it mean to you?

Chubby and cute.

Chubby and smiley

Pretty/cute

Cute and smiley.

Pretty, good-looking, healthy, happy.

Not heard that in years.

Cute
I think in the olden days it meant fat ?

A healthy size, healthy baby, some use it to mean chubby, it's not meant to be an insult but if said the right way it could be. Neither of mine were remotely bonny, firstborn was decidedly scrawny.

A lovely, chubby, healthy-looking baby!

Healthy looking and chubby and happy face.
Its a compliment.

Healthy and cute.

An old fashioned northern term my grandmother used a lot. It means very healthy and happy looking.

If I was to picture a bonny baby, it would be chubby, with rosy cheeks and a smiley face.

Healthy and happy.

Did someone think it meant they were described to shag 1000 blokes at once then?

Nothing really it's just a thing that some people say about all babies

If someone has said it about your baby and you want to know you can only be sure by asking them as there will be different views from different people

Chubby, healthy, rosy-cheeked and cute

A good weight and a happy baby, I’d take it as a compliment.

It’s old fashioned northern for ‘cute’. My Gran used to say it.

I think it's an old-fashioned way of saying that they are clearly thriving i.e. chubby and complimentary because you're doing a good job of keeping them fed and healthy

Chubby and cute.

Where I'm from it has nothing to do with being chubby it's generally more cute or pretty looking. Goes for either boys or girls

Very pretty

Chubby - also cute, because ALL babies are cute! However, traditionally, I think it’s only used for chubby babies.

I’m in my 60s and northern - I’d never use the term ‘Bonny’ to describe any baby, as I think it’s just a bit rude to openly call a baby chubby. There are way better ways to admire a baby.

A healthy looking, cute baby.

healthy these days, is different to decades ago when babies needed to be chubby to have good life chances.

Healthy, appealingly cute, and yes probably a nice little chubby person.

It’s an old-fashioned usage from a time when more children failed to thrive and you’d very much want your baby to be well rounded or chubby rather than delicate or underweight. It’s unequivocally a compliment.

IME it doesn’t mean chubby, just cute/attractive and it’s not just a term for babies.