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- off one's feed
off one's feed
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| RenÉE | | rə-NE (French) | French, Dutch |
| Alysia | | ə-LIS-yə | English |
| Neve | | - | Irish |
| Viktoriya | | veek-TO-ree-yah (Russian) | Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian |
| Afua | | - | Western African, Akan |
| Dorina (2) | | - | Hungarian |