pedagogue
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pedagogue
- /ˈpɛdəɡɒɡ/
Where it comes from
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.
noun pedagogues · pedagog · paedagogue · pædagogue
- A teacher or instructor of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young. Jones chid the pedagogue for his interruption, and then the stranger proceeded.
- 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. And novv I have gone thus far, perhaps you vvill think me ſome pedagogue, vvilling, by a vvell-timed puff, to encreaſe the reputation of his ovvn ſchool; but ſuch is not the caſe.
- A slave who led the master's children to school, and had the charge of them generally.
verb pedagogues · pedagoguing · pedagogued · pedagog · paedagogue
- To teach.
Translations
Talk about this word "pedagogue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pedagogue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pedagogue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pedagogue "pedagogue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pedagogue.Cite this
@misc{pedagogue_2026,
title = {pedagogue},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pedagogue},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
