1. a person or animal that is thin and weak from lack of food
Usage: somewhat archaic

1. thin and weak from lack of food; starving
Usage: somewhat archaic

Examples

• The starveling dog wandered the streets looking for scraps.
• She looked like a starveling after months of poor nutrition.
• The novel described the starveling children in the orphanage.
• His starveling appearance shocked his friends when he returned.
• The charity helped feed the starvelings in the refugee camp.
• The starveling cat was barely alive when they found it.