Word: hospitalism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hos
pi
tal
ism
Definition: wasting away of infants in long-term institutional care, caused by lack of contact with caregivers
Morphemes:
Affix: hospital
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A building founded for the long-term care of its residents, such as an almshouse. The residents may have no physical ailments, but simply need financial support.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hospes
Language: la
Decoded: hospes
Meaning: host; guest, stranger
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of conditions or syndromes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.