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orphanotrophium

orphanotrophium noun: a kind of orphanage in ancient times.

Noun

orphanotrophium (plural orphanotrophia)

  1. (historical) A kind of orphanage in ancient times.

Forms of orphanotrophium

pluralorphanotrophia

Origin of orphanotrophium

Learned borrowing from Latin orphanō̆trophīum, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανοτροφεῖον (orphanotropheîon).

Questions about orphanotrophium

What does orphanotrophium mean?
Orphanotrophium means a kind of orphanage in ancient times.
What part of speech is orphanotrophium?
Orphanotrophium is a noun.
What is the plural of orphanotrophium?
The plural of orphanotrophium is orphanotrophia.

Words near orphanotrophium in the dictionary

  1. orphanizing
  2. orphanlike
  3. orphanotrophia
  4. orphanotrophies
  5. orphanotrophism
  6. orphanotrophium
  7. orphanotrophy
  8. orphanries
  9. orphanry
  10. orphans
  11. orphans off

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