sickly child

Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words

a child who is often ill or in poor health

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Examples (10)

  • The sickly child needed constant medical attention.
  • Her sickly child rarely had the energy to play outside.
  • He grew up a sickly child, often confined to bed.
  • The doctor was concerned about the sickly child's slow recovery.
  • Despite being a sickly child, he developed a strong will to live.
  • The nurse was dedicated to caring for the sickly child.
  • Many believed the sickly child would not survive the winter.
  • The sickly child was pale and underweight.
  • She remembered her own childhood as a sickly child.
  • The family made sacrifices to ensure the sickly child received the best care.