failure to thrive
nounDefinitions
Poor physical growth or level of weight, relative to one's age peers.
Abnormal weight loss, malaise.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see failure, thrive.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
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