pæderia

Bot.: A family of Coffee. pæ-do-, pref. [Gr. pais (gen it. paidos )=a boy, a child.] Relating to, or connected with, children. pæ-do-băp-tişm, pēdō-băp-tişm, s. [Pref. pædo-, and Eng. baptism.] Ch. Hist.: Infant, as opposed to adult baptism; a term used chiefly in the Baptist controversy. pæ-do-băp tist, s . [Eng. pædobapt ( ism ); -ist.] An advocate or supporter of the baptism of infants. pæ-dom-ě-tër, s . [Pref. pædo- , and Eng. meter .] An instrument for measuring the length of children. pæ-do-no-sol-o-gỹ, s . [Pref. pædo- , and nosolony.] The study of the diseases of children or infants.