pedophile
Pronunciation
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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/
pedophile (plural pedophiles) (American spelling)
- (general use) An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child.
- (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.
- 1982, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Criminal Justice Abstracts, volume 14, page 253:
- childlover (euphemistic)
- French: pédophile
- German: Pädophiler
- Italian: pedofilo
- Portuguese: pedófilo, pedófila
- Russian: педофи́л
- Spanish: pedófilo
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