proper nounPĕdĭātĭaPEDIATIA☆ KeepMeaninga nickname of the Roman knightLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PEDIATIALEWIS & SHORTPEDIATIAPĕdĭātĭa, ae, f., I. a nickname of the Roman knight J. Pediatius, on account of his effeminacy, Hor. S. 1, 8, 39.Read the whole entry