orphanotrophism

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English

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Etymology

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From orphan +‎ -o- +‎ -trophism. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a misreading of orphanotrophium.[1]

Noun

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orphanotrophism (uncountable)

  1. (dated, rare) The care and support of orphans.
    Synonym: orphanotrophy
    • 1910 September 10, Bayard Holmes, “Orphanotrophism”, in The Lancet-clinic, volume 104, number 11, page 238:
      We endure our abuses of orphanotrophism even when they are repulsive to the heathen Chinee.

References

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  1. ^ “orphanotrophism, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000: “Misreading of orphanotrophium, n.; see quot. 1711 at that entry for corrected reading.”
    “orphanotrophium, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000: “In quot. 1711 apparently: the support and care of orphans.”
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