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paedophile

ped·o·phile
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ped-uh-fahyl or, esp. British, pee-duh-]
    • /ˈpɛd əˌfaɪl or, esp. British, ˈpi də-/
    • /ˈpiː.də.faɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ped-uh-fahyl or, esp. British, pee-duh-]
    • /ˈpɛd əˌfaɪl or, esp. British, ˈpi də-/

Definitions of paedophile word

  • noun paedophile an adult who is sexually attracted to young children. 1
  • countable noun paedophile A paedophile is a person, usually a man, who is sexually attracted to children. 0
  • noun paedophile a person who is sexually attracted to children 0

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Origin of paedophile

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
1950-55; pedo-1 + -phile, or directly < Greek paidóphilos ‘loving children’

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Parts of speech for Paedophile

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

paedophile popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

paedophile usage trend in Literature

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