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pedophilic

pedophilic

1 9.9
To feel sexual attraction to children
  • adjective
  • /ˌpɛdəˈfɪlɪk/
  • Offensive
translation icon : pedófilo
  • I wonder if it was a pedophilic maniac with a deep and dark secret obsession to hurt young women as a sign of "love"?
  • pedophilic urges
  • pedophilic acts

There was a man who was basically exhibiting paedophilic tendencies.

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Examples

  • It's become synonymous with pedophilic depiction of sexualized young girls or babies in anime.

  • What if the test came out that you, you do have paedophilic tendencies, right?

  • I always know when a troll has lost it when they project their pedophilic fantasies.

    Blog text (1)
  • Such arguments completely disregard the difference between the consensual nature of homosexual acts between consenting adults and the one-sided coercion and manipulation involved in pedophilic acts.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The documentary discussed the dangers of pedophilic behavior in society.

  • Authorities are once again addressing the issue of pedophilic tendencies in certain communities.

  • Experts are concerned about the psychological effects of pedophilic acts on victims.

Synonyms

pedophiliac
vspedophilic
  • Offensive
9.9

Relates to sexual attraction to children

is used only as an adjective to describe that sexual attraction

Surface Forms

pedophilic positive

Morphology

pedophilic = pedophile (transparent) = pedophile + ic

Formed by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-ic' to the noun 'pedophile', yielding a directly related adjectival meaning.

Etymology

The word pedophilic comes from two Greek parts: pedo- meaning 'child', seen in pediatrician, and -philic from philia meaning 'love', as in philosophy 'love of wisdom'. So today pedophilic is used to describe a sexual 'attraction' to children.