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Friday word: Mammothrept

Dec. 8th, 2017 at 5:37 AM
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Mammothrept, n.

obsolete: a spoiled child

Origin and etymology:

Greek mammothreptos child brought up by his grandmother, from mammē mother, grandmother + -o- + threptos, verbal of trephein to bring up, nourish

(thanks to spikesgirl58 for the word!)

(reposting from [livejournal.com profile] 1word1day)
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