Synonyms for starveling

Most common

beggar · pauper · mendicant

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   One who is thin from lack of food.

Forms

Plural

starvelings → beggars, paupers, mendicants…

Example sentences

• beggar You don't need language to understand the beggar.
• pauper An egg to a pauper is like a bull to a rich man.
• mendicant Tom gave three dollars to a mendicant.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

beggar², pauper²

9 letters

mendicant

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (beggar² = 2 syllables).