Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orphanotrophy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-phan-otro-phy
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hospital for orphans.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of supporting orphans.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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"

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.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: orphanō̆trophīa, ὀρφᾰνός

Usage

Inflected Forms

orphanotrophies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

orphanotrophism orphanotrophium

Synonyms

orphanotrophism

Questions

What does orphanotrophy mean?: A hospital for orphans.
Where does orphanotrophy come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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