brepho-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin brepho-; Greek βρεϕο-.

Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin brepho- (in e.g. brephotrophium brephotrophy n. ) and its etymon (ii) Hellenistic Greek βρεϕο-, combining form (in e.g. βρεφοκτόνος child-murdering) of ancient Greek βρέϕος infant, young of an animal, foal, perhaps < an ablaut variant of the Indo-European base of Old Church Slavonic žrěbę foal (although this poses phonological problems).

Combining form of Greek βρέϕος babe; only in nonce-words.

brepholatry n.

Brit.

/brɛˈfɒlətri/

U.S.

/brɛˈfɑlətri/

baby-worship.

ΚΠ

1857 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 82 594 Brepholatry..means exaggerated worship of a small household Llama.

brephophagist n.

Brit.

/brɛˈfɒfədʒɪst/

U.S.

/brɛˈfɑfədʒəst/

baby-eater.

ΚΠ

1875 E. Rae Land of N. Wind 265 A gentleman who affirmed that babies were excellent eating..This Brephophagist was a well-dressed and nicely-mannered man.

brephotrophy n.

Brit.

/brɛˈfɒtrəfi/

U.S.

/brɛˈfɑtrəfi/

(see quot.). [After post-classsical Latin brephotrophium (6th cent.) < Byzantine Greek βρεϕοτροϕεῖον.]

ΚΠ

1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Brephotrophy..an hospital for orphans.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brepho-
释义	brepho-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin brepho-; Greek βρεϕο-. Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin brepho- (in e.g. brephotrophium brephotrophy n. ) and its etymon (ii) Hellenistic Greek βρεϕο-, combining form (in e.g. βρεφοκτόνος child-murdering) of ancient Greek βρέϕος infant, young of an animal, foal, perhaps < an ablaut variant of the Indo-European base of Old Church Slavonic žrěbę foal (although this poses phonological problems). Combining form of Greek βρέϕος babe; only in nonce-words. brepholatry n. Brit. /brɛˈfɒlətri/ , U.S. /brɛˈfɑlətri/ baby-worship. ΚΠ 1857 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 82 594 Brepholatry..means exaggerated worship of a small household Llama. brephophagist n. Brit. /brɛˈfɒfədʒɪst/ , U.S. /brɛˈfɑfədʒəst/ baby-eater. ΚΠ 1875 E. Rae Land of N. Wind 265 A gentleman who affirmed that babies were excellent eating..This Brephophagist was a well-dressed and nicely-mannered man. brephotrophy n. Brit. /brɛˈfɒtrəfi/ , U.S. /brɛˈfɑtrəfi/ (see quot.). [After post-classsical Latin brephotrophium (6th cent.) < Byzantine Greek βρεϕοτροϕεῖον.] ΚΠ 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Brephotrophy..an hospital for orphans. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < comb. form1731
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