pedosexual

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pedosexual

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From pedo- (“child”) + sexual.

adjective

not comparable, uncommon, of an act or behavior Being or constituting pedosexuality, sexual activity between an adult and a child. 1994, T. P. Smith, Effects of the child's relative age appearance and attractiveness on vulnerability to pedosexual interactions (Doctoral dissertation, University of Texas at Austin, 1993; published by Dissertation Abstracts International, 54(12), 6472B)

noun pedosexuals

uncommon An adult who is sexually active with children. There, pedosexuals are helped by a group of volunteers after their detention. The resulting social network has been shown to cut reoffending rates quite considerably.

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adj constituting sexual activity between adults and children

Português	pedossexual
Français	pédosexuel
Deutsch	pädosexuell

noun adult who is sexually active with children

Deutsch	Pädosexueller, Pädosexuelle

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@misc{pedosexual_2026,
  title = {pedosexual},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pedosexual},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}