pedo-, paedo-, ped-, paed-, paido-, paid- +
(Greek: child, boy; infant)
The British tend to use paed- while those in the United States tend to use ped-. Remember that the Greek ped- means "child" while the Latin ped- means "foot". Don't confuse this Greek element with another Greek pedo- which means "ground, soil, earth".
pedodontist, pediadontist
A dentist who practices pedodontics.
pedodontistry
Dealing with the care of children’s teeth.
pedodontology, pediadontology
The study of the care of children’s teeth.
pedogenesis
Reproduction by larval or immature forms of animals, especially certain insects.
pedologia
Infantile or childish speech that omits all but the principal words and substitutes easily pronounced sounds for more difficult ones; baby talk.
pedologist, paidologist
One who studies boys (children).
pedology, paidology
1. The study of the nature of children.
2. A rarely used term for the branch of biology and of sociology concerned with the child in his physical, mental, and social development.
3. In psychiatry, infantile or childish speech that omits all but the principal words and substitutes easily pronounced sounds for more difficult ones; baby talk.
pedometer, paedometer
An instrument for measuring the weight and length of a child.
pedomorphism, pedomorphosis
1. The retention of juvenile characteristics in certain adult mammals.
2. Description of adult behavior in terms appropriate to child behavior.
pedonom
In Greek antiquity, a magistrate who supervised the education of youths.
pedonosology, paedonosology
The study of the diseases of children.
pedonymic, paedonymic
A name given to a person from that of his or her child.
pedophile
1. Someone who has a fondness or love for young children.
2. A paraphile who has an abnormal sexual desire for young children.
pedophilia
1. A fondness or love of young children.
2. Later, an abnormal (paraphilia) or sexual love of young children.
pedophobia, pedophobic
An abnormal fear of children.
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