tubie

名词 n.
英 /ˈtuː.bi/    美 /ˈtu.bi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who uses a feeding tube. informal
    — So many parents of "tubies," as they're affectionately known, have beaten themselves up for years trying to get their children to eat. In our case, we tried occupational therapy, feeding therapy, feeding groups with peers, speech therapy to strengthen his oral cavity, and prescription appetite stimulants to increase his desire to eat.

词形变化

tubies plural

词源

From tube + -ie.
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