pedophile
See also: pédophile
EnglishEdit

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pedophile
Alternative formsEdit
paedophile (British spelling)pædophile (dated)
EtymologyEdit
From pedo- + -phile, after Ancient Greekπαιδοφῐ́λης (paidophílēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) and φιλέω (philéō, “I love”)).
PronunciationEdit
(UK) enPR: pēd'-ə-fīl', IPA(key): /ˈpiː.dəˌfaɪl/Audio (UK)
(file)(US) enPR: pĕd'-ə-fīl', IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.dəˌfaɪl/, /ˈpɛ.doʊˌfaɪl/
NounEdit
pedophile (plural pedophiles)
(general use) An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child.(psychiatry) A person aged 16 years old or older who is mostly or only sexually attracted toward prepubescent children. [from 20th c.]1982, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Criminal Justice Abstracts, volume 14, page 253:Apart from his sexual behavior, the pedophile is typically law abiding.1986, Patrick B. McGuigan & Jon S. Pascale, Crime and Punishment in Modern America, page 109:The pedophile, a particular type of child molester, is an adult whose conscious sexual interests and overt sexual behavior are directly either partially or exclusively toward children.