Paedopsychology

//piːdəʊsaɪˈkɒləd͡ʒɪ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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

    "Paedopsychology and pathological psychology"

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Etymology

From paedo- (“child”) + psychology (“study of the mind”).

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