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orphanotrophism
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orphan
+
-o-
+
-trophism
Noun
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orphanotrophism
(
uncountable
)
(
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.