mammothrept

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spoiled child.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaməθɹɛpt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mammothrept.wav

Word forms

mammothrept mammothrepts

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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