Origin

from Greek pais, paid- child

paedo-

Chiefly British. variant of pedo-¹.

Also, especially before a vowel, paed-.

Related Word

pedo-

paedo-

⇨ see paed-

combining form
⇨ see ped-

paedo-

/ˈpiːdəʊ/

（〈美〉pedo-）

combining form

of a child; relating to children 表示“儿童的”; “与儿童有关的”：: paedophile.

词源

from Greek pais, paid- 'child， boy'.

paedo-

see pedo-.

paedo- /ˈpi:dəʊ/ combining form. Also *pedo- /ˈpi:dəʊ, ˈpɛdəʊ/. Before a vowel paed-, *ped-.

ORIGIN: from Greek paid-, pais child, boy + -o-.

Forming nouns with the senses ‘of a child or children’ or (occas.) spec. ‘of a boy or boys’.

DERIVATIVE paedarchy noun rule or government by children M19.
paedoˈbaptism noun infant baptism M17.
paedoˈbaptist noun an adherent of paedobaptism M17.
paeˈdocracy noun government by children M17.
paedoˈdontic adjective of or pertaining to paedodontics M20.
paedoˈdontics noun the branch of dentistry that deals with children's teeth E20.
paedoˈdontist noun a dentist specializing in the treatment of children E20.

paedo-
combining form
see paed-

paedo-

Prefix

Alternative spelling of pedo-

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