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Meaning of ORPHANOTROPHY

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Or`phan*ot"ro*phy\, n. [L. orphanotrophium, Gr.
?; ? an orphan + ? to feed, bring up.]
1. A hospital for orphans. [R.] --A. Chalmers.
2. The act of supporting orphans. [R.]
 
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