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

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Also paido-, especially British, paedo- .

Origin of pedo-

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

Words nearby pedo-

pedipalp, P.E.Dir., pedlar, pedlary, pedlery, pedo-, pedobaptism, pedobaptist, pedocal, pedodontia, pedodontics

Other definitions for pedo- (2 of 2)

pedo-²

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

Also especially before a vowel, ped- .

Origin of pedo-

<Greek, combining form of pédon

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How to use pedo- in a sentence

But the creepy “Uncle Terry” pedo act is beginning to wear awfully thin.
Revenge on the Pervs: Why the Tide Is Finally Turning Against Dov Charney and Terry Richardson|Amanda Marcotte|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lam'pedo of Lacedaemon was daughter, wife, sister, and mother of a king.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
If you are a Baptist and your wife a Pedo-Baptist, do not go to splashing water into each other's faces!
The Wedding Ring|T. De Witt Talmage
Martial professes to be of the school of Catullus, Pedo, and Marsus, and admits his inferiority only to the first.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pedo- (1 of 2)

pedo-¹

before a vowel ped-

combining form

variants (esp US) of paedo-

British Dictionary definitions for pedo- (2 of 2)

pedo-²

combining form

indicating soilpedocal

Word Origin for pedo-

from Greek pedon

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Medical definitions for pedo-

pedo-

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Child; children:pedodontics.