Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underfeeding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-feed-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of underfeed

noun

Inadequate feeding.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Since malnutrition and underfeedings occur among every group of children, the school lunch is essential in improving this state of nutrition."

Usage

Inflected Forms

underfeedings (plural)

Questions

What does underfeeding mean?: present participle and gerund of underfeed

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