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pe·do·phil·i·a

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–noun Psychiatry.

sexual desire in an adult for a child.

[Origin: 1905–10; < NL; see pedo-¹, -philia

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ped·o·phil·i·a Audio Help (pěd'ə-fĭl'ē-ə, pē'də-) Pronunciation Key
n. The act or fantasy on the part of an adult of engaging in sexual activity with a child or children.

ped'o·phil'i·ac (-āk) adj. & n.

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pedophilia

1905, from Gk. pais (gen. paidos) "child" + philos "loving." First attested in Havelock Ellis. Derivative noun pedophile is first recorded 1951.

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