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brepho-

brepho- prefix: baby.

Prefix

brepho-

  1. (rare) baby
    • Symptoms appeared, during last winter, of the Brephomania or Fever of Rejuvenescence which took possession of many persons of both sexes, well on towards their grand climacteric.a. 1835, “Moral Epidemics” (essay), in The Cabinet: A Series of Essays Moral and Literary, Volume I, Bell & Bradfute (1835), page 233
    • The Doctor and I do not wish it to be understood by this that we are advocates for the resumption of brephophagy in our own country […]1875, Edward Rae, The Land of the North Wind, J Murray, page 266

Origin of brepho-

From Ancient Greek βρέφος (bréphos, “baby”).

Questions about brepho-

What does brepho- mean?
Brepho- means baby.
What part of speech is brepho-?
Brepho- is a prefix.

Words near brepho- in the dictionary

  1. brenzcatechin
  2. Breon
  3. Breona
  4. Breonna
  5. Breons
  6. brepho-
  7. brephophobia
  8. brepocitinib
  9. brequet chain
  10. brequet chains
  11. brequinar

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