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)

1. Alternative spelling of pedomorphic
   • 1903, Herbert George Wells, Mankind in the Making, 3rd 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.