| pedagogue May 25th 2013, 23:06 | | | | Line 15: | Line 15: | | | # A [[teacher]] or [[instructor]] of [[child]]ren; one whose [[occupation]] is to [[teach]] the young. | | # A [[teacher]] or [[instructor]] of [[child]]ren; one whose [[occupation]] is to [[teach]] the young. | | | # 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]]. | | # 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]]. | | − | # {{archaic}} A [[slave]] who led the [[master]]'s children to school, and had the charge of them generally. | + | #: {{rfquotek|Goldsmith}} | | | + | # {{historical|Ancient Greece}} A [[slave]] who led the [[master]]'s children to school, and had the charge of them generally. | | | | | | | | ====Derived terms==== | | ====Derived terms==== |
Latest revision as of 23:06, 25 May 2013 English [edit] Alternative forms [edit] Etymology [edit] From Old French pedagogue, from Latin paedagogus, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγέω (paidagōgeō), παιδαγωγός (paidagogos), from παιδός (paidos, "child") (genitive of παῖς (pais)) + ἀγωγός (agogos, "guide"), άγω (ágō, "lead").[1] Pronunciation [edit] pedagogue (plural pedagogues) - A teacher or instructor of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young.
- 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.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Goldsmith to this entry?)
- (historical, Ancient Greece) A slave who led the master's children to school, and had the charge of them generally.
Derived terms [edit] Related terms [edit] Translations [edit] References [edit] - ^ "pedagogue" in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
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