mammothrept

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mammothrept

  • /ˈmaməθɹɛpt/ UK

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From Late Latin mammothreptus (“kept at the breast too long”), from Koine Greek μαμμόθρεπτος (mammóthreptos, “brought up by one’s grandmother”), from Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē, “grandmother”) + θρεπτός (threptós) verbal adjective from τρέφω (tréphō, “to bring up”).

noun mammothrepts

  1. archaic A spoiled child. O, you are a meere mammothrept in judgement, then. Why, doe you not obserue how excellently the dittie is affected in euerie place?

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noun spoiled child

Españolmocoso
中文寵壞的孩子 /宠坏的孩子 chǒnghuài de háizi
Portuguêsmimado
Françaisenfant gâté
DeutschMuttersöhnchen, Schoßkind
Русскийизбало́ванный ребёнок izbalóvannyj rebjónok
Tiếng Việttrẻ hư

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@misc{mammothrept_2026,
  title = {mammothrept},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mammothrept},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}