Home › Words › P › paedopsychologypaedopsychology/piːdəʊsaɪˈkɒləd͡ʒɪ/paedopsychology means the systematic study or theoretical consideration of the nature, functioning, and development of the minds (or, more rarely, the souls) of children and/or infants; child psychology.paedopsychology is pronounced /piːdəʊsaɪˈkɒləd͡ʒɪ/.EtymologyFrom paedo- (“child”) + psychology (“study of the mind”).nounThe systematic study or theoretical consideration of the nature, functioning, and development of the minds (or, more rarely, the souls) of children and/or infants; child psychology.e.g.“Paedopsychology and pathological psychology” — 1935, United States Office of Education, Bulletin, page 67:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.paedopsychological 75% match — Relating to paedopsychology. vs paedopsychology →paedopsychologist 74% match — One who studies paedopsychology. vs paedopsychology →paedologist 67% match — One who researches and studies children: a student of paedology. vs paedopsychology →paedopathy 66% match — The pathology of children. (Now loosely superseded by pediatrics.) vs paedopsychology →psychopedagogy 59% match — The psychology of education vs paedopsychology →paedophiliac 58% match — A person who is sexually attracted to children; a paedophile. vs paedopsychology →childlove 57% match — Paedophilic, hebephilic, or ephebophilic attraction to children of either sex; paedophilia or hebephilia. vs paedopsychology →childmind 56% match — To look after children while their parents are absent. vs paedopsychology →