Karitane
/ˌkærɪˈtɑːnɪ/adjective
attrib.
- NZ trained or administered according to the principles of child care and nutrition advocated by the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children (the Plunket Society)〈新西兰〉卡里塔尼(根据新西兰皇家妇女及儿童保健协会[即Plunket协会]提出的儿童保育及营养标准进行培训或管理的):
a Karitane hospital.
一家卡里塔尼型的医院。
词源
early 20th cent.: from the name of a township in South Island, New Zealand.