βρεφοκομείο

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Greek

Etymology

βρέφος (vréfos, infant) +‎ -κομείο (-komeío). First attested 1862.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɾefokoˈmio/
  • Hyphenation: βρε‧φο‧κο‧μεί‧ο

Noun

βρεφοκομείο (vrefokomeíon (plural βρεφοκομεία)

  1. (medicine) foundling hospital (hospital and care facility for babies that have been abandoned by their mothers)
    Ο Γιάννης πέρασε τα πρώτα του χρόνια σ' ένα βρεφοκομείο.O Giánnis pérase ta próta tou chrónia s' éna vrefokomeío.Giannis spent his first years in a foundling hospital.

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