Meanings
nounsick person (plural sick people)
plural sick people
- Someone afflicted with a disease or illness. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna person suffering from an illness
Similar
diseased personsufferer
Broader
unfortunateunfortunate person
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian бо́лен, бо́лна
- бо́лен (bólen)afflicted individual
- бо́лна (bólna)afflicted individual
- бо́лно (bólno)afflicted individual
- бо́лни (bólni)afflicted individual
Chinese Mandarin 病患, 患者
- 病患 (bìnghuàn)afflicted individual
- 患者 (huànzhě)afflicted individual
- 病人 (bìngrén)afflicted individual
Dutch zieke
- ziekeafflicted individual
Esperanto malsanulo
- malsanuloafflicted individual
Estonian haige
- haigeafflicted individual
Finnish sairas
- sairasafflicted individual
German Kranker
- Krankerafflicted individual
Latvian slimnieks, slimniece
- slimnieksafflicted individual
- slimnieceafflicted individual
Tamil நோயாளி
- நோயாளி (nōyāḷi)afflicted individual
Thai คนไข้
- คนไข้ (kon-kâi)afflicted individual
Cite this entry
APA
sick person. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick%20person
MLA
“sick person.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick%20person. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sick person,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick%20person.
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