high-needadj.

Brit.

/ˌhʌɪˈniːd/, U.S.

/ˌhaɪˈnid/

Forms:

α. 1900s– high-need.

β. 1900s– high-needs.

Etymology: In α. forms < high adj. + need n.¹ In β. forms < high adj. + the plural of need n.¹

1. Having intensive or extensive needs.

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1964 Delaware County (Chester, Pa.) Daily Times 9 Mar. 1/1 Often the higher cost areas..are also the high need areas for this project.

1985 Hastings Center Rep. 15 9/1 Since the hospice does not serve many patients, even one high-need patient may incur costs that could strain Independent Hospice.

1994 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 18 Mar. (City & Life section) b9 There are many high-needs families and the transient nature of the area's population precludes formation of a community association.

2007 C. J. Smith in S. Logan et al. Mental Health Care in African-Amer. Community xiii. 235 High need groups include those on welfare, the homeless, the incarcerated, and children in the child welfare system.

2. spec. Of a baby or child: requiring a great deal of care or attention; fussy, demanding.

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1985 W. Sears Fussy Baby i. 2 The term ‘fussy baby’ is a bit unfair... I prefer to call this special type of baby the high need baby.

1990 Hobart Mercury (Nexis) 8 Oct. I think there are no bad babies, just babies that are difficult. A friend of mine called them (including hers) ‘high-needs babies’.

2008 Port Arthur (Texas) News (Nexis) 22 Apr. He is a high needs infant. Taking him out and going for a walk sometimes is the only way to calm him down.

2015 www.mumsnet.com 2 Apr. (forum post, accessed 30 June 2017) My high-need toddler is 4 now, and still needs me a lot, but is also a lot easier to understand and reason with.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high-need
释义	high-needadj. Brit. /ˌhʌɪˈniːd/, U.S. /ˌhaɪˈnid/ Forms: α. 1900s– high-need. β. 1900s– high-needs. Etymology: In α. forms < high adj. + need n.¹ In β. forms < high adj. + the plural of need n.¹ 1. Having intensive or extensive needs. ΚΠ 1964 Delaware County (Chester, Pa.) Daily Times 9 Mar. 1/1 Often the higher cost areas..are also the high need areas for this project. 1985 Hastings Center Rep. 15 9/1 Since the hospice does not serve many patients, even one high-need patient may incur costs that could strain Independent Hospice. 1994 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 18 Mar. (City & Life section) b9 There are many high-needs families and the transient nature of the area's population precludes formation of a community association. 2007 C. J. Smith in S. Logan et al. Mental Health Care in African-Amer. Community xiii. 235 High need groups include those on welfare, the homeless, the incarcerated, and children in the child welfare system. 2. spec. Of a baby or child: requiring a great deal of care or attention; fussy, demanding. ΚΠ 1985 W. Sears Fussy Baby i. 2 The term ‘fussy baby’ is a bit unfair... I prefer to call this special type of baby the high need baby. 1990 Hobart Mercury (Nexis) 8 Oct. I think there are no bad babies, just babies that are difficult. A friend of mine called them (including hers) ‘high-needs babies’. 2008 Port Arthur (Texas) News (Nexis) 22 Apr. He is a high needs infant. Taking him out and going for a walk sometimes is the only way to calm him down. 2015 www.mumsnet.com 2 Apr. (forum post, accessed 30 June 2017) My high-need toddler is 4 now, and still needs me a lot, but is also a lot easier to understand and reason with. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1964
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