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pedophile

[pee-duh-fahyl] Example Sentences Origin

pe·do·phile

[pee-duh-fahyl]
noun Psychiatry.
an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.


Origin:
1950–55; pedo-1 + -phile, or directly < Greek paidóphilos loving children
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  • This man was a pedophile and continued until old age.
  • There's nobody in the chat rooms but pedophiles and undercover police.
  • Instead, they made him almost into a comically evil pedophile.
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paedophile or esp (US) pedophile (ˈpiːdəʊˌfaɪl)
 
n
a person who is sexually attracted to children
 
pedophile or esp (US) pedophile
 
n

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pedophile
1951, derived noun from pedophilia.
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