pedo-

¹

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

   pedophilia.

pedo-

²

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

   pedocal.

pedo-

¹

combining_form

1. indicating soil

   pedocal

pedo-

²

combining_form

1. variants (esp US) of paedo-

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pedo-¹

from Greek pedon

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg