brepho-combining form of Gr. βρέϕος babe; only in nonce-wds., as breˈpholatry |brɛˈfɒlətrɪ|, baby-worship; breˈphophagist, baby-eater; breˈphotrophy (see quot.).1731Bailey II, Brephotrophy..an hospital for orphans.1857Blackw. Mag. LXXXII. 594 Brepholatry..means exaggerated worship of a small household Llama.1875E. Rae Land of N. Wind 265 (D.) A gentleman who affirmed that babies were excellent eating..This Brephophagist was a well-dressed and nicely-mannered man.

brepho-

Prefix

rare baby
a. 1835, “Moral Epidemics” (essay), in The Cabinet: A Series of Essays Moral and Literary, Volume I, Bell & Bradfute (1835), page 233:
Symptoms appeared, during last winter, of the Brephomania or Fever of Rejuvenescence which took possession of many persons of both sexes, well on towards their grand climacteric.
1875, Edward Rae, The Land of the North Wind, J Murray, page 266:
The Doctor and I do not wish it to be understood by this that we are advocates for the resumption of brephophagy in our own country […]

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βρέφος (bréphos, “baby”).

词汇	brepho-
词根词缀	OED Wiktionary brepho-combining form of Gr. βρέϕος babe; only in nonce-wds., as breˈpholatry \|brɛˈfɒlətrɪ\|, baby-worship; breˈphophagist, baby-eater; breˈphotrophy (see quot.).1731Bailey II, Brephotrophy..an hospital for orphans.1857Blackw. Mag. LXXXII. 594 Brepholatry..means exaggerated worship of a small household Llama.1875E. Rae Land of N. Wind 265 (D.) A gentleman who affirmed that babies were excellent eating..This Brephophagist was a well-dressed and nicely-mannered man. brepho- Prefix rare baby a. 1835, “Moral Epidemics” (essay), in The Cabinet: A Series of Essays Moral and Literary, Volume I, Bell & Bradfute (1835), page 233: Symptoms appeared, during last winter, of the Brephomania or Fever of Rejuvenescence which took possession of many persons of both sexes, well on towards their grand climacteric. 1875, Edward Rae, The Land of the North Wind, J Murray, page 266: The Doctor and I do not wish it to be understood by this that we are advocates for the resumption of brephophagy in our own country […] Etymology From Ancient Greek βρέφος (bréphos, “baby”).
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