Pedosexual
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pedosexual is an adjective meaning (uncommon, of an act or behavior) Being or constituting pedosexuality, sexual activity between an adult and a child.
Meaning
(uncommon, of an act or behavior) Being or constituting pedosexuality, sexual activity between an adult and a child.
More Meanings
- (uncommon) An adult who is sexually active with children.
Example Sentences
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.
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)
Word Forms
- pedosexuals
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paederotic, paederastic, pedophiliac, paedophilic, pornological, paedological.
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