Pedophilia Definition

pĕdə-fĭlē-ə, pēdə-
noun
Sexual desire felt by an adult for children.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Pedophilia

Noun

Singular:
pedophilia
Plural:
pedophilias

Origin of Pedophilia

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

    From Wiktionary

Pedophilia Is Also Mentioned In

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to pedophilia using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

pedophilia