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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βρέφος (bréphos, “baby”).
Prefix
brepho-
- (rare) baby
- a. 1835, “Moral Epidemics” (essay), in The Cabinet: A Series of Essays Moral and Literary, Volume I, Bell & Bradfute (1835), page 233:
- Symptoms appeared, during last winter, of the Brephomania or Fever of Rejuvenescence which took possession of many persons of both sexes, well on towards their grand climacteric.
1875, Edward Rae, The Land of the North Wind, J Murray, page 266:The Doctor and I do not wish it to be understood by this that we are advocates for the resumption of brephophagy in our own country […]
Derived terms
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