{ . [ See Foot. ] Combining forms from L. pes, pedis, foot, as pedipalp, pedireme, pedometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. pai^s, paido`s, a child + E. baptism. ] The baptism of infants or of small children. [ Written also pædobaptism. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who advocates or practices infant baptism. [ Written also pædobaptist. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. pe`don ground + -graph. ] An instrument carried by a pedestrian for automatically making a topographical record of the ground covered during a journey. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. pai^s, paido`s, child + -logy. ] (Med.) Pediatrics. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Pedi- + -mancy. ] Divination by examining the soles of the feet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pedi-, pedo- + -meter: cf. F. pédomètre. ] (Mech.) An instrument for including the number of steps in walking, and so ascertaining the distance passed over. It is usually in the form of a watch; an oscillating weight by the motion of the body causes the index to advance a certain distance at each step. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Pertaining to, or measured by, a pedometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pedi-, pedo- + -motive. ] Moved or worked by the action of the foot or feet on a pedal or treadle. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. A person who has pedophilia.
Syn. -- pedophiliac. [ PJC ]