Kwashiorkor designates a specific type of malnutrition -- that of not getting nearly enough protein. Although kwashiorkor is very rare in Americans, up to half of the nationâs elderly population may be at risk for it.
conferee. 1  a person on whom something is conferred, especially the recipient of an academic degree. 2  a person, group, etc., that confers or takes part in a conference.
syn: give, confer, grant, present mean that something concrete or abstract is bestowed on one person by another. give is the general word: to give someone a book. confer usu. means to give as an honor or as a favor; it implies courteous and gracious giving: to confer a medal. grant is usu.ou also say that you give someone information, advice, a warning, or an order. When give is used like this, the indirect object can go either in front of the direct object or after it. Her secretary gave the caller the message.