Pedophilia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌpiː.dəˈfɪ.li.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pedophilia is a noun meaning Sexual attraction by adults and adolescents to children, specifically prepubescent children.
Meaning
Sexual attraction by adults and adolescents to children, specifically prepubescent children.
More Meanings
- (by extension, proscribed) Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.
Example Sentences
Sometimes a man with pedophilia is content to stroke the child's hair, but he may also manipulate the child's genitalia, [...]
As noted earlier, pedophilia was cited as both an aggravating and a mitigating circumstance by trial judges, as was the absence of pedophilia.
It's quite another (a bad idea) to expect amateurs to figure out who is telling the truth about Iraq, or which priests have committed pedophilia.
Entire books have been written about the role of scandal in US politics (Garment, 1992). Offenses include smoking marijuana, hiring illegal aliens, plagiarizing, sexually harassing others, engaging in pedophilia, […]
Word Forms
- pedophilias
Synonyms for pedophilia
Depending on context, synonyms include childlove, pederosis, pedosexuality.
Antonyms for pedophilia
Common opposites include teleiophilia.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paedophilia, paedophile, ephebophilia, pederosis, pedophagy, paederosis.
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Sources & Attribution
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