pedophile

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: pĕd'ə-fīl', IPA ^(key): /ˈpi.dəˌfaɪl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɛdəfaɪl/

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• Hyphenation: pe‧do‧phile

Noun

Singular pedophile

Plural pedophiles

1. (countable) In general use, a pedophile is an adult who is sexually attracted to or commits sexual acts against a minor.

Usage notes

• Although in general use pedophile means any adult who is sexually attracted to or has sex with minors, in psychiatry it means more specifically an adult with a mental disorder characterized by his being sexually attracted mostly or only to prepubescent children.

Related words

• teleiophile

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