STARVELING
starveling
(noun) someone who is starving (or being starved)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
starveling (plural starvelings)
One who is thin from lack of food.
Adjective
starveling (comparative more starveling, superlative most starveling)
Starving; suffering from starvation.
Meagre; scanty.
Anagrams
• travelings
Source: Wiktionary
Starve"ling, n. Etym: [Starve + -ling.]
Definition: One who, or that which, pines from lack or food, or nutriment. Old Sir John hangs with me, and thou knowest he is no starveling. Shak.
Starve"ling, a.
Definition: Hungry; lean; pining with want.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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