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mammothrept

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈmaməθɹɛpt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

A spoiled child.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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”).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: մամայի բալա (mamayi bala) — spoiled child
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寵壞的孩子 /宠坏的孩子 (chǒnghuài de háizi) — spoiled child
  • Czech: rozmazlenec — spoiled child
  • Dutch: verwend nest — spoiled child
  • Finnish: lellivauva — spoiled child
  • Finnish: lellikki — spoiled child
  • French: enfant gâté — spoiled child
  • German: Muttersöhnchen — spoiled child
  • German: Schoßkind — spoiled child
  • Portuguese: mimado — spoiled child
  • Russian: избало́ванный ребёнок (izbalóvannyj rebjónok) — spoiled child
  • Spanish: mocoso — spoiled child
  • Vietnamese: trẻ hư — spoiled child