D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Convalescent

/känˌ-vəl-ĕs'-ənt/ · Con·va·les·cent · IPA /ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsənt/
01 a. Recovering from sickness or debility; partially restored to health or strength.
  1. 1.
    Recovering from sickness or debility; partially restored to health or strength.
  2. 2.
    Of or pertaining to convalescence.
02 n. One recovering from sickness.
  1. 1.
    One recovering from sickness.