paedology
US pedology
/ (piːˈdɒlədʒɪ) /
noun
the study of the character, growth, and development of children
Nearby words
paediatrician, paediatrics, paedo, paedo-, paedogenesis, paedology, paedomorph, paedomorphism, paedomorphosis, paedophile, paedophilia
Derived Formspaedological or US pedological (ˌpiːdəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivepaedologist or US pedologist, noun
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