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
Jagadish	-	Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Aridai	-	Biblical
Childs	[tʃaildz]
Hisein	-	Arabic
Blackman	[blækmən]
SİMge	-	Turkish