unfed
adjective
uk/ʌnˈfed/us/ʌnˈfed/not having been givenfoodtoeat:
There areclaimsthatelderlypatientsareroutinelyleftunfed andlyinginfilthysheets.
The unfedtroopsresorted tolootingandterror.
- Theanimalswerereportedas beingneglectedand unfed, withuntreatedwounds.
- Theprovisionofadequatefoodisessentialassoldierswho are unfed can'tfight.
- We will neverturnanyone away unfed.
- In theexperiment, unfedadulttickswereimmersedin thesuspensionand thenkeptoutdoorsonvegetation.
- If ahorseisleftunfed oneday, it willfeelthephysicalstressoflackoffoodandlosecondition, and it will alsosufferanxiety.
Giving food to people & animals
- aid station
- bottle-feed
- bottle-feeding
- breast milk
- breastfeed
- cat-sitting
- fatted
- fattensomeone/somethingup
- fed
- feedsomeone/somethingup
- hand-reared
- nourish
- nurse
- nursing
- overfed
- overfeed
- overfeeding
- spoon
- underfeed
- underfeeding
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