See also: Kourotrophos English Etymology Presumably from Kourotrophos, assigned by Elizabeth B. French, c. 1970 Noun kourotrophos (plural kourotrophoi) (archaeology) Any of a class of Mycenaean terracotta figurines depicting women carrying children. References Alena Trckova-Flamee (September 2005). "The Mycenaean Terracotta Figurine from the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels". ANISTORITON: ArtHistory 9:O053.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.