failure to thrive

failure to thrive. Family law.

1. A medical and psychological condition in which a child’s height, weight, and motor development fall significantly below average growth rates. • Failure to thrive is sometimes asserted as a ground for alleging abuse or neglect by a parent or caregiver.

2. A condition, occurring during the first three years of a child’s life, in which the child suffers marked retardation or ceases to grow. — Abbr. FTT.


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