Word: starveling
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: starve
ling
Definition: Meagre; scanty.
Morphemes:
Affix: starve
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.
Affix: -ling
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: small, immature, miniature
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -le
Language: en
Decoded: -le
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming diminutives from other nouns.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
Decoded: -ing
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of