Meaning

1 senses

  1. A person recovering from illness.

    I had been ill in health, but am now a convalescent.

    Genesende, Genesender, Rekonvaleszent

    a person who is recovering from illness

Examples

1 sentences

  1. This food is perfect for a convalescent.

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
recovering person:

Origin

From French convalescent, from Latin convalēscēn(t-)s, present participle of convalēscere

From French convalescent, from Latin convalēscēn(t-)s, present participle of convalēscere (“to become strong or well”); see convalesce.

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Forms

plural: convalescents
Singularconvalescent
Pluralconvalescents

regular

Word family

2 related words
Relatedconvalesceconvalescence

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
contusionconundrumconvalesceconvalescenceconvectionconveneconvenienceA2
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