orphanotrophism

English

Etymology

orphan +‎ -o- +‎ -trophism

Noun

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.
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