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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