failure to thrive

A medical term used to describe an infant or young child who has experienced delays in physical growth, for a variety of possible reasons. I'm a bit concerned about little Howie's failure to thrive, so I want you to bring him back the office next week for further examination.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alease	-	English
Immanuel	-	German, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Posy	PO-zee	English
Hallvar&Eth;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Fyfe	-	Scottish
Wolodymyr	-	Ukrainian