pedophilia
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pedophilia
- /ˌpiː.dəˈfɪ.li.ə/ UK
- /ˌpe.dəˈfɪ.li.ə/ Australia
- /ˌpɛ.dəˈfɪ.li.ə/ US
- /-ˈfi-/ US
- /ˌpi-/ US
Rhymes with -ɪliə
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Adapted from German Pädophilie, bringing its spelling into conformity with pedo- (“child”) + -philia. Compare the Medieval Greek παιδοφιλία (paidophilía, “love of children”).
noun pedophilias · paedophilia · pædophilia
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Sexual attraction by adults and adolescents to children, specifically prepubescent children.
As noted earlier, pedophilia was cited as both an aggravating and a mitigating circumstance by trial judges, as was the absence of pedophilia.
Similar: childlove, pederosis, pedophilic disorder · Opposite: teleiophilia
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Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.
Fifteen months later, a committee of the congregation found that he had sexually abused several boys within the congregation. […] The fact that Alger committed pedophilia at the age of thirty-four casts a shadow over his subsequent yearning for relationships with boys and young men, but there is no
Similar: pedosexuality
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: paedophilia, paedophile, ephebophilia, pedophilic disorder, pederosis, pedophagy, paederosis, gynecophilia, korophilia, pedohebephilic disorder, teratophilia, coprophilia, paraphilia, hyperphilia, dysmorphophilia, pedopathy
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noun sexual feeling or desire by adults towards children
| Español | pedofilia, paidofilia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소아성애증 soaseong'aejeung, 어린이성애증 eoriniseong'aejeung, 페도필리아 pedopillia |
| 日本語 | 小児性愛 shōniseiai, 児童性愛 jidōseiai, ペドフィリア pedofiria, 幼児好き yōjizuki |
| 中文 | 戀童癖 /恋童癖 liàntóngpǐ |
| Português | pedofilia |
| Français | pédophilie |
| Deutsch | Pädophilie |
| Italiano | pedofilia, paidofilia |
| Ελληνικά | παιδοφιλία paidofilía |
| Română | pedofilie |
| Русский | педофили́я pedofilíja |
| Tiếng Việt | ái nhi |
| עברית | פֶּדוֹפִילְיָה pedofílya |
noun sexual acts between adults and children
| Português | pedofilia |
|---|---|
| Русский | педофили́я pedofilíja |
Talk about this word "pedophilia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pedophilia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pedophilia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pedophilia "pedophilia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pedophilia.Cite this
@misc{pedophilia_2026,
title = {pedophilia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pedophilia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
