@GatorTime Word usage and etymology
The English term "chibi" derives from the Japanese chibi kyara (ちびキャラ, 'tiny character'),[citation needed] where chibi (ちび) is a colloquial word for very short people and children, itself deriving from chibiru (禿びる, v. 'to wear down'),[1] and kyara (キャラ) is loaned from the English "character."[2]

"Super deformed" and "S.D." come from Japanese deforume (デフォルメ, 'stylistic distortion'), itself from French déformer.[3]