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      undernourishment
      noun
      not having enough food to develop or function normally
      Roots
      underunder- · Old English · insufficientlynutrirenourish- · Latin · to feed, nurturementum-ment · Latin · result or means of action
      Words related to undernourishment
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      The word undernourishment breaks down into 3 roots of Old English and Latin origin: under-, from Old English under (“insufficiently”); nourish, from Latin nutrire (“to feed, nurture”); and -ment, from Latin mentum (“result or means of action”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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