English words for 'undernutrition'
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noun
adj
- needing nourishment
- holding or containing nothing
- emptied of emotion
- devoid of significance or force
- Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
- Hungry.
- Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
- (of some female animals, especially cows and sheep) Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season.
- Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
- (computing, programming, mathematics) Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
- Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
- Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
- (wine) Lacking between the onset of tasting and the finish.
- Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
noun
verb
- make void or empty of contents
- remove the contents of a container
- become empty or void of its content
- leave behind empty; move out of
- excrete or discharge from the body
- (transitive, ergative) To make empty; to remove the contents of.
- (intransitive) Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.
noun
- (medicine) A condition of chronic undernourishment especially in children, caused by a diet deficient in calories or the inability to digest protein and presenting as a severe loss of body weight.
- extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders
noun
verb
noun
- (nutrition) Initialism of iron deficiency.
- Initialism of intelligent design.
- (music) An electronic music track without an official title.
- Initialism of industrial design.
- Initialism of inside diameter or inner diameter or internal diameter.
- Initialism of intellectual disability.
- (radio, television) An ident.
- Abbreviation of identification / identifier / identity document.
- Initialism of industry discount.
- (Internet) Initialism of image description.
- a card or badge used to identify the bearer
adj
name
verb
noun
- a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
- A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.
- the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
- (computer science) A state where a process is perpetually denied necessary resources to process its work.
- (figurative) Severe shortage of resources.
adj
verb
- provide with nourishment
- give nourishment to
- (transitive) To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.
- (transitive) To encourage; to foster; to stimulate
- (intransitive) To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
- (transitive, of a person) To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.
- (transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
- (transitive)To cherish; to comfort.
verb
noun
- the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
- The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
- That which nourishes; food; diet.
- The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
- The environmental influences that contribute to a person’s development (as opposed to "nature").
verb
- provide with nourishment
- lengthen or extend in duration or space
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- admit as valid
- supply with necessities and support
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- (transitive) To encourage or sanction (something).
- (transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
- (transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
- (transitive) To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
- To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
- To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
- (transitive) To provide for or nourish.
- (law, of a judge) To allow, accept, or admit (e.g. an objection or motion) as valid.
noun
noun
noun
- (medicine) A condition of chronic undernourishment especially in children, caused by a diet deficient in calories or the inability to digest protein and presenting as a severe loss of body weight.
- extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders
noun
verb
noun
- (nutrition) Initialism of iron deficiency.
- Initialism of intelligent design.
- (music) An electronic music track without an official title.
- Initialism of industrial design.
- Initialism of inside diameter or inner diameter or internal diameter.
- Initialism of intellectual disability.
- (radio, television) An ident.
- Abbreviation of identification / identifier / identity document.
- Initialism of industry discount.
- (Internet) Initialism of image description.
- a card or badge used to identify the bearer
adj
name
verb
noun
- a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
- A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.
- the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
- (computer science) A state where a process is perpetually denied necessary resources to process its work.
- (figurative) Severe shortage of resources.
verb
- provide with nourishment
- give nourishment to
- (transitive) To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.
- (transitive) To encourage; to foster; to stimulate
- (intransitive) To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
- (transitive, of a person) To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.
- (transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
- (transitive)To cherish; to comfort.
verb
noun
- the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
- The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
- That which nourishes; food; diet.
- The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
- The environmental influences that contribute to a person’s development (as opposed to "nature").
verb
- provide with nourishment
- lengthen or extend in duration or space
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- admit as valid
- supply with necessities and support
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- (transitive) To encourage or sanction (something).
- (transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
- (transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
- (transitive) To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
- To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
- To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
- (transitive) To provide for or nourish.
- (law, of a judge) To allow, accept, or admit (e.g. an objection or motion) as valid.
noun
adj
- needing nourishment
- holding or containing nothing
- emptied of emotion
- devoid of significance or force
- Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
- Hungry.
- Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
- (of some female animals, especially cows and sheep) Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season.
- Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
- (computing, programming, mathematics) Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
- Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
- Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
- (wine) Lacking between the onset of tasting and the finish.
- Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
noun
verb
- make void or empty of contents
- remove the contents of a container
- become empty or void of its content
- leave behind empty; move out of
- excrete or discharge from the body
- (transitive, ergative) To make empty; to remove the contents of.
- (intransitive) Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.