English Explanatory Dictionary

pedagogue

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A teacher or instructor of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young.
  2. A pedant; one who by teaching has become overly formal or pedantic in his or her ways; one who has the manner of a teacher.
  3. A slave who led the master's children to school, and had the charge of them generally.
verb
  1. To teach.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɛdəɡɒɡ/ en-us-pedagogue.ogg

Word forms

pedagogue pedagogues pædagogue paedagogue pedagog pedagoguing pedagogued

Etymology

From Middle English pedagoge, from Middle French pedagogue, from Latin paedagōgus, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγός (paidagōgós), from παῖς (paîs, “child”) + ἀγωγός (agōgós, “guide”) (from ἄγω (ágō, “lead”)). By surface analysis, ped- (“child”) + -agogue.

Related words

pedagogic pedagogical pedagogically pedagogy cholagogue demagogue galactagogue ochlagogue

Derived words

pedagoguese pedagoguette
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