Word: undernourishes
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
nour
i
shes
Definition: Third-person singular of undernourish; provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: nourish
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To gain nourishment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nutrire
Language: la
Decoded: nutrire
Meaning: to suckle, feed, foster, nourish, cherish, preserve, support
Affix: -es
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third person singular present of verbs