orphanotrophium

English

Etymology

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

Noun

orphanotrophium (plural orphanotrophia)

  1. (historical) A kind of orphanage in ancient times.
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