orphanotrophism
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English
Etymology
From orphan + -o- + -trophism. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a misreading of orphanotrophium.[1]
Noun
orphanotrophism (uncountable)
- (dated, rare) The care and support of orphans.
- Synonym: orphanotrophy
- 1910 September 10, Bayard Holmes, “Orphanotrophism”, in The Lancet-clinic, volume 104, number 11, page 238:
- We endure our abuses of orphanotrophism even when they are repulsive to the heathen Chinee.
References
- ^ “orphanotrophism, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000: “Misreading of orphanotrophium, n.; see quot. 1711 at that entry for corrected reading.”
“orphanotrophium, n.”, in OED Online, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000: “In quot. 1711 apparently: the support and care of orphans.”
