pedophile

[ ped-uh-fahyl or, especially British, pee-duh- ]

/ ˈpɛd əˌfaɪl or, especially British, ˈpi də- /

Save This Word!

noun Psychiatry.

an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.

QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

Also especially British, pae·do·phile

[pee-duh-fahyl] /ˈpi dəˌfaɪl/ . Also pedophiliac .

Origin of pedophile

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

So, they would show up to these protests or watch a video, and then the more extreme components of QAnon would enter, like adrenochrome and a satanic pedophile ring at the highest levels of government in Hollywood.
How Hollywood’s ‘Jesus’ Jim Caviezel Went Full QAnon|Cheyenne Roundtree|May 29, 2021|The Daily Beast
Some critics hail the book as a masterpiece, others outright dismiss the story, which is told from the point of view of a pedophile.
The Best Podcasts of 2021 So Far|Eliana Dockterman|May 20, 2021|Time
In this context, being duped by a wild conspiracy theory that alleges a massive global pedophile cabal would already seem to be a pretty big red flag.
Tucker Carlson stands up for QAnon supporters|Aaron Blake|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
In July, as Mel Magazine has documented, this and other existing hashtags were flooded on Facebook and Instagram with QAnon memes about pedophile rings and the Clintons.
Evangelicals are looking for answers online. They’re finding QAnon instead.|Abby Ohlheiser|August 26, 2020|MIT Technology Review

The FBI considers QAnon — named for the anonymous online poster “Q” who alleges to be a high-ranking government official with top-secret clearance, and thus access to all this salacious pedophile information — to be a domestic terror threat.
Donald Dossier: The Looming Vaccine Wars|Daniel Malloy|August 23, 2020|Ozy
He alleges that a third boy, aged 10 or 11, was deliberately hit by a car and killed by a member of the pedophile network in 1979.
Victim: I Watched British MPs Rape and Murder Young Boys|Nico Hines|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Vatican says it is doing everything it can to take pedophile priests out of circulation.
How Sicko Priests Got Away With It|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
ROME, Italy — Roderick MacDonald has been proven to be the worst kind of pedophile there is—an apologetic serial offender.
Does a Perv Know Maddie McCann’s Fate?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In court, Kimberlin was both outraged at the “pedophile” claims and slippery about whether they were defamatory.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read|David Weigel|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Akbar took one last opportunity to stand and tell Kimberlin that he was a pedophile.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read|David Weigel|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST