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paedophiliac

ped·o·phile
P p

Transcription

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

Definition of paedophiliac word

  • noun paedophiliac an adult who is sexually attracted to young children. 1
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Origin of paedophiliac

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 Paedophiliac

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Paedophiliac

paedophiliac 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.
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