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.
2. (Medicine) the pill (sometimes capital) informal an oral contraceptive. 3. something unpleasant that must be endured (esp in the phrase bitter pill to swallow) 4. slang a ball or disc. 5. a small ball of matted fibres that forms on the surface of a fabric through rubbing.