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pedophilia

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

noun

, Psychiatry.
  1. sexual desire in an adult for a child.


pedophilia

/ ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling (esp US) of paedophilia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pedophilia1

From New Latin, dating back to 1905–10; pedo- 1, -philia
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Example Sentences

The assessment, which Kuehl provided to The Post, recommended that McAlpin receive treatment for pedophilia.

It’s a bit like asking the QAnon Shaman to pull together a squad to evaluate the extent of pedophilia in Hollywood.

Limbaugh compared marriage equality to pedophilia, once saying, “They want us to all think that pedophilia is just another sexual orientation.”

You can also have workers labeling websites that might be filled with hate speech or pedophilia.

Assemblyman Todd Gloria defended his vote in favor of the new law last week, prompting City Councilwoman Barbara Bry to suggest on KUSI that the bill itself condoned pedophilia.

In fact, the trial of nine other members of Occupy Pedophilia is scheduled for next month.

If he says something overtly contentious on Twitter about rape and pedophilia, what does he expect?

He did not apologize for his comments on gays, which include suggesting that they were “filthy” and prone to pedophilia and AIDS.

I commenced to write a piece suggesting that the Sandy Hook killer may have been acting out of some kind of homicidal pedophilia.

According to Uittenborgaard, pedophilia is not only about sex.

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