off one's feed

Have no desire to eat, have lost one's appetite, as in Even though Mom's gone only for a week, her absence puts Dad off his feed. Originating in the early 1800s and first used only for animals, this colloquial term later was applied to humans as well.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Carissa	kə-RIS-ə	English
Kerstin	SHESH-tin (Swedish), KER-stin (German)	Swedish, German
Serena	sə-REEN-ə (English), se-RE-nah (Italian)	English, Italian, Late Roman
Rosamond	ROZ-ə-mund	English
Alecock	['ælikɔk]
Sabah	-	Arabic, Turkish