Usually means: Inadequate nutrition causing health problems.
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▸ verb:  (transitive) To feed insufficiently, to cause malnutrition.

Similar:
underfed, undernourished, starved, foodless, unnourished, unfed, ill-fed, misnurture, misfeed, undermilk, more...

Opposite:
nourish, feed, sustain, provide for, nurture

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Similar:
underfed, undernourished, starved, foodless, unnourished, unfed, ill-fed, misnurture, misfeed, undermilk, more...

Opposite:
nourish, feed, sustain, provide for, nurture



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