orphanotrophy

== English == === 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. === Noun === orphanotrophy (countable and uncountable, plural orphanotrophies) A hospital for orphans. (uncountable) The act of supporting orphans. Synonym: orphanotrophism ==== Related terms ==== orphanotrophism orphanotrophium === References === “orphanotrophy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.