- thrept
- (G). Feeding; nourished
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
thrept
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mammothrept — mam mo*thrept (m[a^]m m[ o]*thr[e^]pt), n. [Gr. mammo qreptos; ma mma grandmother + tre pein to nourish.] A child brought up by its grandmother; a spoiled child. [R.] [1913 Webster] O, you are a more mammothrept in judgment. B. Jonson. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
