orphanotrophy

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hospital for orphans. countable,uncountable
    — 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
  2. The act of supporting orphans. uncountable

词形变化

orphanotrophies plural

词汇关系

相关词
orphanotrophism orphanotrophium

词源

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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