Estimated needs for young children range from 1,000 to 2,000 calories per day, and the range for older children and adolescents varies substantially from 1,400 to 3,200 calories per day, with boys generally having higher calorie needs than girls.
Meaning of âdiatribeâ in the English Dictionary. See all translations. uk â /ËdaÉª.É.traÉªb/ us â /ËdaÉª.É.traÉªb/ formal. âº an angry speech or piece of writing that severely criticizes something or someone: He launched into a long diatribe against the lack of action in Congress.
A diatribe is an angry, critical speech. This noun has its roots in the Greek diatribÄ, pastime or lecture, from diatrÄ«bein, to waste time or wear away, combining dia-, thoroughly, and trÄ«bein, to rub.. So the origin of the word diatribe is connected to both serious study and the spending or wasting of time. With most diatribes, the speaker thinks he's well informed and knows something the listener doesn't, while to most listeners the diatribe is so angry and unhinged that it's just a waste of time.