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pedophile

especially British, pae·do·phile
Also paedophiliac

[ped-uh-fahyl, pee-duh-]

noun

Psychiatry.
  1. an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of pedophile1

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

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