pedology

Questions about pedology

What does pedology mean?

pedology means "the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children".

How many syllables are in pedology?

pedology has 4 syllables: pe-do-lo-gy. The stress falls on "do".

What is another word for pedology?

Close synonyms include pediatrics, paediatrics, pediatric medicine. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pedology a common word?

pedology is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.