"underfeeding" meaning in English

See underfeeding in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: underfeedings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} underfeeding (countable and uncountable, plural underfeedings)
  1. Inadequate feeding. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-underfeeding-en-noun-a87fTc0y

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} underfeeding
  1. present participle and gerund of underfeed Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: underfeed
    Sense id: en-underfeeding-en-verb-cchYiB2J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82

Inflected forms

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