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orphanotrophy en · NOUN

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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 Children 1797, 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.

Forms

Relateds

orphanotrophium · orphanotrophism

Synonyms

orphanotrophism