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orphanotrophism en · NOUN

Etymology

From orphan + -o- + -trophism. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a misreading of orphanotrophium.

Meanings

1. (dated, rare, uncountable) The 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 238:

Synonyms

orphanotrophy