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.[Blacks Law 8th]