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A mammothrept is a weak, spoilt child—and in particular, a mollycoddled young man. That word was first recorded in English in 1601, in Ben Jonson's satirical play Cynthia's Revels.
Apr 6, 2019
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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 ...
noun A child brought up by its grandmother; hence, a spoiled child; a delicate nursling. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International ...
A spoilt child; (usually figurative) a person of immature judgement. Now archaic. 1601.
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Jul 3, 2019 · Mammothrept [MAM-uh-thrept] (n.) - A child brought up by its grandmother; a spoilt child. - A person of immature judgment.
Sep 29, 2017 · mammothrept ... MEANING: noun: 1. A spoilt child. 2. A person of immature judgment. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin mammothreptus, from Hellenistic Ancient ...
n. 1. A child brought up by its grandmother; a spoiled child. O, you are a more mammothrept in judgment. - B. Jonson.