See Also: pedophile(dictionary)

nanism (iou) and pedophile (oh)


nanism (iou)



nanism noun. M19.
[French nanisme, from Latin nanus (Greek nanos) dwarf: see -ISM.]
The condition of being abnormally small; the tendency to become stunted; an instance of this.

pedophile (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Language: Greek; Origin: paidophilos 'loving children']
the American spelling of paedophile