"that makes fat," 1690s, present-participle adjective from fatten. Earlier word was fatting (1530s).
fattening pens
a fattening hog
Fatimid
fatling
fatness
Fatso
fatten
fattening
fatty
fatuity
fatuous
fatwa
faubourg
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