pedophile
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From pedo- + -phile, after Ancient Greek παιδόφιλος (paidophilos) (from παῖς (pais, “boy, child”) and φιλέω (phileō, “I love”)).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) enPR: pēd'-ə-fīl', IPA: /ˈpiː.dəˌfaɪl/, X-SAMPA: /"pi:.d@%faIl/
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Audio (UK) (file) - (US) enPR: pĕd'-ə-fīl', IPA: /ˈpɛ.dəˌfaɪl/, X-SAMPA: /"pE.d@%faIl/
Noun [edit]
pedophile (plural pedophiles)
- A person who is sexually attracted to 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.
- 1982, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Criminal Justice Abstracts, volume 14, page 253
Usage notes [edit]
- In the US the official psychiatric designation (according to the DSM-IV) is: Over a period of at least six months, recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children.
Derived terms [edit]
- pedophilophile, paedophilophile (humorous)
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Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
a person who is sexually attracted to children
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