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