pedophile
Pronunciation
  • (British) enPR: pēd'-ə-fīl', IPA: /ˈpiː.dəˌfaɪl/
  • (America, CA) enPR: pĕd'-ə-fīl', IPA: /ˈpɛ.dəˌfaɪl/, /ˈpɛ.doʊˌfaɪl/
  • (AU) enPR: pĕd'-ə-fīl', IPA: /ˈpe.dəˌfɑel/, /ˈpɛ.dəʉˌfɑel/
Noun

pedophile (plural pedophiles) (American spelling)

  1. (general use) An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child.
  2. (psychiatry) A person aged 16 years old or older who is mostly or only sexually attracted toward prepubescent children. [from 20th c.]
    • 1982, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Criminal Justice Abstracts, volume 14‎, page 253:
      Apart from his sexual behavior, the pedophile is typically law abiding.
    • 1986, Patrick B. McGuigan & Jon S. Pascale, Crime and Punishment in Modern America‎, page 109:
      The pedophile, a particular type of child molester, is an adult whose conscious sexual interests and overt sexual behavior are directly either partially or exclusively toward children.
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