Meanings
plural orphanotrophies
- countableuncountableA 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 Children
1797, Sir Frederick Morton Eden, The State of the Poor: Or, An History of the Labouring Classes in England
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of supporting orphans.
Origin
- Ancient Greekὀρφᾰνός“orphan”
- Latinorphanō̆trophīa
- Englishorphanotrophy
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.
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