orphanotrophium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of orphanage in ancient times.

Word forms

orphanotrophium orphanotrophia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin orphanō̆trophīum, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανοτροφεῖον (orphanotropheîon).

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