mammothrept

Meaning

A spoiled child.

Translations

mimado

mocoso

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmaməθɹɛpt/

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”).