pædomorphic
See also: paedomorphic
English
Etymology
pædo- + -morphic
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pē'dəmôʹfĭk, pĕ'dəmôʹfĭk, IPA(key): /ˌpiːdəˈmɔːfɪk/, /ˌpɛdəˈmɔːfɪk/
- (US) enPR: pē'dəmôʹfĭk, pĕ'dəmôʹfĭk, IPA(key): /ˌpiːdəˈmɔɹfɪk/, /ˌpɛdəˈmɔɹfɪk/
Adjective
pædomorphic (comparative more pædomorphic, superlative most pædomorphic)
- Alternative spelling of pedomorphic
- 1903, Herbert George Wells, Mankind in the Making (third edition; Chapman & Hall), page 155:
- The child’s imagination will also be awake and active at five. He will look out on the world with anthropomorphic (or rather with pædomorphic) eyes.
- 1903, Herbert George Wells, Mankind in the Making (third edition; Chapman & Hall), page 155: