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Definition of pedo- - 6 dictionary results

pedo-

1 
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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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pedo- 1 or ped-  
pref.  Soil: pedocal.

[From Greek pedon, soil, earth; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
pedo- 2 or ped- or paed- or paedo-  
pref.  Child; children: pedodontics.

[Greek paido-, from pais, paid-, child; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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pedo- 
from Gk. pedo-, comb. form of pais "boy, child," from PIE base *peu- "small, little, few, young." The British form paed- is better because it avoids confusion with ped-.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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pedo- 2 or ped- or paed- or paedo-
pref.
Child; children: pedodontics.

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