mammothrept
Meanings
noun
- A spoiled child.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Late Latin mammothreptus (“kept at the breast too long”), from Koine Greek μαμμόθρεπτος (mammóthreptos, “brought up by one’s grandmother”), from Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē, “grandmother”) + θρεπτός (threptós) verbal adjective from τρέφω (tréphō, “to bring up”).
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