pedophilia

[ ped-uh-fil-ee-uh or, especially British, pee-duh- ]

nounPsychiatry.
  1. sexual desire in an adult for a child.

Origin of pedophilia

1
From New Latin, dating back to 1905–10; see origin at pedo-1, -philia

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British Dictionary definitions for pedophilia

pedophilia

/ (ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪə) /


noun
  1. a variant spelling (esp US) of paedophilia

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