paedophilia

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paedophilia

noun paedophilias

countable, uncountable UK standard spelling of pedophilia. Yes, really. Blanchard has expanded the DSM's "paraphilia" section (where crimes such as paedophilia and exhibitionism go) to include transvestic disorder.

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@misc{paedophilia_2026,
  title = {paedophilia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paedophilia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}