pedophilia

ped·o·phil·i·a

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ped-uh-fil-ee-uh or, esp. British, pee-duh-]
- /ˌpɛd əˈfɪl i ə or, esp. British, ˌpi də-/
- /ˈpiː.də.faɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ped-uh-fil-ee-uh or, esp. British, pee-duh-]
- /ˌpɛd əˈfɪl i ə or, esp. British, ˌpi də-/

Definitions of pedophilia word

noun pedophilia sexual desire in an adult for a child. 1
noun pedophilia sexual attraction to children 1
noun pedophilia an abnormal condition in which an adult has a sexual desire for children 0

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Origin of pedophilia

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

From New Latin, dating back to 1905-10; See origin at pedo-1, -philia

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Parts of speech for Pedophilia

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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pedophilia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

pedophilia usage trend in Literature

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