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pedophile

[ ped-uh-fahylor, especially British, pee-duh- ]

noun

, Psychiatry.
  1. an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pedophile1

First recorded in 1950–55; pedo- 1 + -phile, or directly from Greek paidóphilos “loving children”

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