pedophile
[ped-uh-fahyl or, esp. British, pee-duh-]
- an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
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Origin of pedophile
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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.
ROME, Italy — Roderick MacDonald has been proven to be the worst kind of pedophile there is—an apologetic serial offender.
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 ReadDavid Weigel
August 30, 2014
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 ReadDavid Weigel
August 30, 2014
The “pedophile” trolling from the blogosphere was based on a few distinct stories.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever ReadDavid Weigel
August 30, 2014
Word Origin and History for pedophile
n.
1951, derived noun from pedophilia.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper