pedo-

¹ American  

especially British, paido-,

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

   pedophilia.

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pedo- ² American  

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

   pedocal.

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pedo- ¹ British  

combining form

1. variants (esp US) of paedo-

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pedo- ² British  

combining form

1. indicating soil

   pedocal

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Usage

What does pedo- mean? Pedo- is a combining form used like a prefix that has two distinct senses.The first of these senses is “child,” and this form of pedo- is occasionally used in a variety of scientific and technical terms. The form pedo- in this sense comes from Greek paîs, meaning “child.”The second of these senses is “soil,” and this form of pedo- is used very rarely in some scientific terms. The form pedo- in this sense comes from Greek pédon, meaning “ground” or “earth.”What are variants of pedo- with the sense “child”?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, pedo- becomes ped-, as in pedagogue, from Greek paidagōgós. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article on ped-.In British English, pedo- in this sense is chiefly spelled paedo-, as in paedology. Another variant spelling of pedo- is paido-, as in paidophobia.What are variants of pedo- with the sense “soil”?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, pedo- becomes ped-, as in pedon. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article on ped-.Not every word that begins with the exact letters pedo-, such as pedograph or pedometer, is necessarily using the combining form pedo- to denote “child” or "soil.” In these cases, pedo- is used as a variant of pedi-, meaning "foot," in words from French. Learn more at our entries for the words pedograph and pedometer.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

In the judgment, Mrs Justice Steyn explained: "While I do not consider that the hypothetical reader, who would read the post quickly and move on, would infer a causative link, ie that the claimant defends paedophiles because he shares the same propensity, the juxtaposition of the words 'nonce' and 'pedo' is striking and would reinforce the impression that the former was used in the sense of 'paedophile'."

From BBC

There was the “pedo guy” one; the “funding secured” one; that conspiracy theory he shared about Paul Pelosi...

From Los Angeles Times

Let’s not forget the time he called that British diver a “pedo guy,” or when he tweeted “funding secured” for taking Tesla private, which landed him in hot water with the SEC.

From Los Angeles Times

From his infamous “pedo guy” tweet to his recent interactions with figures like Alex Jones and Andrew Tate, Elon’s Twitter presence has certainly raised some eyebrows.

From Los Angeles Times

Tesla in February defeated a lawsuit from investors over another Musk tweet from 2018 saying funding was secured to take the company private, and a British cave explorer unsuccessfully sued Musk for calling him a "pedo guy" on Twitter.

From Reuters