Synonyms & related words for malnourished

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Words related to malnourished

Explore words related to malnourished — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include undernourished, underfed, malnourishment, unfed, starving, starved, malnutrition, emaciated. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does malnourished come from?

The word malnourished breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: mal-, from Latin malus (“bad, evil”); and -nouri, from Latin nutrio (“nourish, feed”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.