failure to thrive

noun

Definitions

  1. Poor physical growth or level of weight, relative to one's age peers.

  2. Abnormal weight loss, malaise.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see failure, thrive.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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