Pedophile Definition

pĕdə-fīl, pēdə-
pedophiles
noun
A person with pedophilia.
American Heritage Medicine
An adult who has sexual desire for children.
Webster's New World
The definition of a pedophile is an adult who is sexually attracted to children.
A grown man who wants to engage in sexual behavior with a 9-year-old boy or girl is an example of a pedophile.
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Other Word Forms of Pedophile

Noun

Singular:
pedophile
Plural:
pedophiles

Origin of Pedophile

  • From pedo- +"Ž -phile, after Ancient Greek παιδόφιλος (paidophilos) (from παῖς (pais, “boy, child") and φιλέω (phileō, “I love")).

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