Pädophilie

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) + φῐλῐ́ᾱ (philíā, “love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌpɛːdofiˈliː] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): [ˌpeːdofiˈliː] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Pä‧do‧phi‧lie

Noun

Pädophilie f (genitive Pädophilie, no plural)

1. pedophilia (sexual feeling of desire directed towards children)

Synonyms

• Pädosexualität

Derived terms

• Pseudopädophilie

Related terms

• pädophil
• Pädophiler, Pädophile

Descendants

• English: pedophilia

Further reading

• “Pädophilie” in Duden online