/ ˌkɒnvəˈlesnt; NAmE ˌkɑːn-/ adjective
connected with convalescence ; in the process of convalescence :
a convalescent home (= a type of hospital where people go to get well after an illness)
a convalescent child
► con·va·les·cent noun :
I treated him as a convalescent, not as a sick man.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin convalescent- growing strong, recovering, from the verb convalescere , from con- altogether + valescere grow strong (from valere be well).