Morpheme
Poor
Type
free base
Denotation
lacking, needing, indigent, small, scanty
Etymology
Middle English povre, povere; Anglo-Norman and Old French povre, poure; Latin pauper
Evidence
antipoor, Europoor, impoor, nonpoor, poor, poored, poorer, poorest, poorhouse, pooring, poorish, poorism, poorling, poorly, poormaster, poormouth, poorness, poors, poorsies, ultrapoor
Notes
homophone of Pour and Pore
Doublet
Poor
