77. Children
See also 153. FATHER ; 281. MOTHER ; 307. PARENTS .
- bastardism, bastardy
- the condition of being a bastard.
- filicide
- 1. a parent who kills a son or daughter.
- 2. the killing of a son or daughter by a parent. — filicidal , adj .
- hyperactivity
- abnormal or excessive activity or constant excitability, especially in children. — hyperactive , adj .
- misopedia, misopaedia
- an abnormal dislike of children. — misopedist, misopaedist , n .
- pedagogics, paedagogics
- the science or art of teaching or education. Also called pedagogy . — pedagogue, paedagogue, pedagog , n.
- pederasty, paederasty
- a sexual act between two males, especially when one is a minor. — pederast, paederast , n.
- pediatrics, paediatrics
- the branch of medicine that studies the diseases of children and their treatment. — pediatrician, paediatrician , n .
- pedodontics, pedodontia
- a branch of dentistry specializing in children’s dental care. — pedodontist , n.
- pedology
- the branch of medical science that studies the physical and psychological events of childhood. — pedologist , n. — pedological , adj .
- pedophilia
- a sexual attraction to children. — pedophiliac, pedophilic , adj .
- pedophobia
- an abnormal fear of children. — pedophobiac , n.
- postremogeniture
- the quality or condition of being the youngest child. See also 239. LAW .
- primogeniture
- the quality or condition of being a firstborn child. See also 239. LAW .
- prolicide
- 1. the crime of killing one’s own children.
- 2. a parent who kills his own children. — prolicidal , adj .
- tecnology
- pedology.
- ultimogeniture
- postremogeniture.
- unigeniture
- the quality or condition of being an only child.
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