pedo-

a combining form meaning “child,” used in the formation of compound words:
pedophilia.

pedo-

a combining form meaning “soil,” used in the formation of compound words:
pedocal.

pedo-

combining_form

pedo-

Origin of pedo-¹

Variant spelling of paedo-, from Greek paido-, combining form of paid- (stem of paîs ) “child”

Origin of pedo-²

< Greek, combining form of pédon

Origin of pedo-¹

from Greek pedon

But the creepy “Uncle Terry” pedo act is beginning to wear awfully thin.

Lam'pedo of Lacedaemon was daughter, wife, sister, and mother of a king.

If you are a Baptist and your wife a Pedo-Baptist, do not go to splashing water into each other's faces!

Martial professes to be of the school of Catullus, Pedo, and Marsus, and admits his inferiority only to the first.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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