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pedophiliac

pedophiliac

9.9
Relates to sexual attraction to children
  • adjective
  • /ˌpɛdəˈfɪliæk/
  • Offensive
translation icon : pedófilo

Examples

  • This guy's a pedophiliac, here, and he's after all your kids.

    Bad Santa 2 (2016)

  • The documentary explored the troubling issue of individuals with pedophiliac tendencies and how society addresses this behavior.

  • Many organizations work tirelessly to prevent pedophiliac actions and protect children from potential harm.

  • Experts have warned that pedophiliac interests often go unnoticed until serious offenses occur.

Synonyms

pedophilic
vspedophiliac
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To feel sexual attraction to children

has identical meaning but uses an alternative adjective form

Surface Forms

pedophiliac positive

Morphology

pedophiliac = pedophilia (transparent) = pedo + philia + iac

Formed by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-iac' to the noun 'pedophilia', so the meaning is directly related to pedophilia.

Etymology

Pedophiliac comes from Greek parts pedo- meaning 'child' and -philia meaning 'love' or 'strong liking', the same root in philosophy ('love of wisdom'). So pedophiliac literally means 'love of children', which explains why the word is used for a sexual attraction to children.