ΚΟΥΡΟΤΡΟΦΟΣ, κουροτροφος
KOUROTROPHOS, kourotrophos
Sounds Like: koo-roh-TROH-fahs
Translations: nurturer of children, foster-mother, guardian of youth, a nurturer of children, a foster-mother, a guardian of youth
From the root: ΚΟΥΡΟΣ, ΤΡΟΦΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'kouros' (youth, boy) and 'trophos' (nurturer, feeder). It describes someone who nurtures or raises children or young people. It can be used as an adjective to describe a deity or person who protects and cares for the young, or as a noun referring to a foster-mother or guardian of youth.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:76
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΟΥΡΟΣ, ΤΡΟΦΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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