Meanings
nounorphanotrophism (uncountable)
- datedrareuncountableThe care and support of orphans.
We endure our abuses of orphanotrophism even when they are repulsive to the heathen Chinee.
1910 September 10, Bayard Holmes, “Orphanotrophism”, in The Lancet-clinic, volume 104, number 11, page 238Synonyms: orphanotrophy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe care and support of orphans.
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Origin
From orphan + -o- + -trophism. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a misreading of orphanotrophium.
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orphanotrophism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orphanotrophism
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