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orphanotrophy

orphanotrophy noun: a hospital for orphans.

Noun

orphanotrophy (countable and uncountable, plural orphanotrophies)

  1. A hospital for orphans.
    • A Memorial concerning the erecting, in the City of London, or the Suburbs thereof, an Orphanotrophy, or Hospital for the Reception of Poor cast-off Children1797, Sir Frederick Morton Eden, The State of the Poor: Or, An History of the Labouring Classes in England
  2. (uncountable) The act of supporting orphans.
    Synonyms:
    orphanotrophism

Synonyms of orphanotrophy

Forms of orphanotrophy

pluralorphanotrophies

Origin of orphanotrophy

From Latin orphanō̆trophīa (cf. orphanō̆trophīum, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανοτροφεῖον (orphanotropheîon)), from Ancient Greek ὀρφᾰνός (orphănós, “orphan”) + τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing”). By surface analysis, orphan + -o- + -trophy.

Questions about orphanotrophy

What does orphanotrophy mean?
Orphanotrophy means a hospital for orphans.
What part of speech is orphanotrophy?
Orphanotrophy is a noun.
What is the plural of orphanotrophy?
The plural of orphanotrophy is orphanotrophies.

Words near orphanotrophy in the dictionary

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

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