Definition
The state or condition of being a grub; the larval stage of insects, or metaphorically, a lowly or undeveloped state.
Etymology
From 'grub' (noun) + '-hood' (suffix meaning state, condition, or period of life, from Old English -had). The -hood suffix creates abstract nouns denoting status or time of life.
Kelly Says
The -hood suffix is fascinating because it builds group identities (childhood, sainthood, statehood) and even created 'grubhood' as a clever metaphor for immaturity or lowly status!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በ Poverty
beh po-ver-tee
CACatalà
pobreça
po-breh-sa
CSČeština
chudoba
choo-do-bah
DADansk
fattigdom
fat-tig-dom
ESEspañol
pobreza
poh-BREH-sah
FRFrançais
pauvreté
po-vuh-REH-teh
HIहिन्दी
गरीबी
ga-ree-bee
HUMagyar
szegénység
sheh-gen-yesh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kemiskinan
keh-mis-ki-nan
ITItaliano
povertà
po-ver-TAH
KKKK
кедейшілік
ke-day-shi-lik
MSBahasa Melayu
kemiskinan
keh-mis-ki-nan
NLNederlands
armoede
ar-moh-deh
NONorsk
fattigdom
fat-tig-dom
PTPortuguês
pobreza
po-BREH-zah
RORomână
sărăcie
sah-rah-chee
RUРусский
нищета
nish-cheh-tah
SVSvenska
fattigdom
fat-tig-dom
SWKiswahili
ukimwi
oo-kim-wee
THไทย
ความยากจน
kwan-muang-yahk-chon
TLTL
kahirapan
kah-ee-rah-pan
TRTürkçe
fakirlik
fa-keer-lik
UKУкраїнська
бідність
bee-d-n-st
VITiếng Việt
nghèo
n-ghay-oh
ZUZU
umshado
oom-shah-doh