pedophilia
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[edit] English
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- (British) paedophilia, pædophilia
[edit] Etymology
Recorded in English since 1905, derived from Ancient Greek παιδόφιλος (paidophilos) < παῖς (pais), “‘boy, child’”) and φίλος (philos), “‘loving’”)
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- enPR: păd'ə-fĭl'ē-ə
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pedophilia (uncountable)
- A sexual feeling of desire directed towards children in general.
- Overt sexual acts directed towards children.
- (psychology) A paraphilia consisting of a primary adult sexual attraction to prepubescent children (DSM-IV: 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)
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sexual feeling of desire directed towards children
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