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Definition of ped - 12 dictionary results

ped-

1
var. of pedo- 1 before a vowel: pedagogic.
Also, paed-.

ped-

2
var. of pedi- before a vowel.

ped-

3
var. of pedo- 2 before a vowel: pedalfer.

-ped

a combining form with the meaning “having a foot” of the kind specified by the initial element: pinnatiped.
Also, -pede.
Compare -pod.


Origin:
< L -ped-, s. of -pēs -footed, adj. deriv. of pēs foot

ped.

pedi-

a combining form meaning “foot,” used in the formation of compound words: pediform.
Also, especially before a vowel, ped-.


Origin:
comb. form of L ped- (s. of pēs) foot

pedo-

1
a combining form meaning “child,” used in the formation of compound words: pedophilia.
Also, paedo-; especially before a vowel, ped-.


Origin:
var. sp. of paedo- < Gk paido-, comb. form of paid- (s. of paîs) child

pedo-

2
a combining form meaning “soil,” used in the formation of compound words: pedocal.
Also, especially before a vowel, ped-.


Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of pédon
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ped- 2
pref.
Variant of pedo-2.

pedo- 2 or ped- or paed- or paedo-
pref.
Child; children: pedodontics.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
Ped
pedestrian
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