paedopsychology
/ˌpidoʊsaɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
32
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Paedopsychology and pathological psychology"
- "Each one of our working areas…, instead of being called, let us say, “Paidopsychology Laboratory” or the “Gynecology exploration room”, are named: “The children’s corner” or “The Lupes”."
- "František Cáda (1865–1918) found the historical sources of prewar paedopsychology primarily in Comenius and Rousseau."
- "There were…studies in the field of social pathology, pedagogics, pediatrics and paedopsychology."
- "Original Sin is at the core of what can be called the Augustinian behavioural paedopsychology. His conclusions on the issue may provide some links even for contemporary debates among paedopsychologists¹⁶⁷. 167 […] Daniel Dombrowski criticizes both Augustine’s view on children and Colin Starnes’ approval of the same view bringing to the discussion the genetic epistemology of the giant of paedopsychology, the Swiss psychologist and Philosopher Jean Piaget."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌpidoʊsaɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/
- British English: /piːdəʊsaɪˈkɒləd͡ʒɪ/