convalescent
adjective/ˌkɒnvəˈlesnt/
/ˌkɑːnvəˈlesnt/
- connected with convalescence; in the process of convalescence
- a convalescent home (= a type of hospital where people go to get well after an illness)
- a convalescent child
Oxford Collocations DictionaryConvalescent is used with these nouns:- home
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin convalescent- ‘growing strong, recovering’, from the verb convalescere, from con- ‘altogether’ + valescere ‘grow strong’ (from valere ‘be well’).Definitions on the go
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