orphanotrophy
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English
Etymology
From Latin orphanō̆trophīa[1] (cf. orphanō̆trophīum, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανοτροφεῖον (orphanotropheîon)), from Ancient Greek ὀρφᾰνός (orphanós, “orphan”) + τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing”). By surface analysis, orphan + -o- + -trophy.
Noun
orphanotrophy (countable and uncountable, plural orphanotrophies)
- A hospital for orphans.
- 1797, Sir Frederick Morton Eden, The State of the Poor: Or, An History of the Labouring Classes in England:
- 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
- (uncountable) The act of supporting orphans.
- Synonym: orphanotrophism
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References
- “orphanotrophy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ^ “orphanotrophy, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
