English
Etymology
From late Latin mammothreptus, from Greek μαμμοθÏεÏÏÎ¿Ï âbrought up by oneâs grandmotherâ, from μαμμη âgrandmotherâ + θÏεÏÏÎ¿Ï verbal adjective from ÏÏεÏειν âto bring upâ.
Pronunciation
IPA: /'mæmÉθɹÉpt/
Noun
en-noun
- a spoilt child
#:*1970: âAnd having seen the parents I am impatient to see this youth, the fruit of their strangely unattractive loins: will he be a wretched mammothrept?â â :w:Patrick O'Brian|Patrick O'Brian, Master & Commander
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