Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orphanotrophism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-phan-otrophism
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The care and support of orphans.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We endure our abuses of orphanotrophism even when they are repulsive to the heathen Chinee."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Prefix: orphan
Suffix: -o-

Usage

Synonyms

orphanotrophy

Questions

What does orphanotrophism mean?: The care and support of orphans.
Where does orphanotrophism come from?: From orphan + -o- + -trophism. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a misreading of orphanotrophium.

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