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paedo-

  1. Chiefly British. variant of pedo- 1.


paedo-

1

combining_form

  1. indicating a child or children

    paedology



paedo

2

/ ˈpiːdəʊ /

noun

  1. slang.
    short for paedophile

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Word History and Origins

Origin of paedo-1

from Greek pais, paid- child

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