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How to pronounce pedophile in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms paedophile
Type of degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert

Examples of pedophile

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No one wants a pedophile living next door, but we're okay with sexualizing kids.
From the kansas.com
Gay men don't want little boys that would be a pedophile that wants little boys.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Oliver O'Grady has been called the Hannibal Lecter of pedophile Catholic priests.
From the kentucky.com
He says changing his mind on nuclear power was like admitting he was a pedophile.
From the theatlantic.com
The caller said the pedophile recently had been arrested for public masturbation.
From the freep.com
Our hero, who goes by the self-mocking name of Humbert Humbert, is a pedophile.
From the time.com
The man was upset because he felt as if he were suspected of being a pedophile.
From the latimes.com
Also, it isn't illegal to be a sadist, masochist, necrophiliac, or a pedophile.
From the ideas.time.com
He called himself a potential pedophile and rapist and admitted a foot fetish.
From the newsobserver.com
More examples
  • An adult who is sexually attracted to children
  • (pedophilia) a sexual attraction to children
  • Pedophilia or paedophilia is a psychiatric disorder in adults or late adolescents (persons age 16 and older) characterized by a primary or exclusive sexual interest in prepubescent children (generally age 13 years or younger, though onset of puberty may vary). ...
  • (pedophilic) Of, relating, or pertaining to pedophilia
  • (Pedophilia) Sexual attraction to a child; clinically, a person sixteen years of age or older who is at least five years older than the child. Pedophiles will prefer males, females, or both. Generally considered to be an incurable mental disorder. [see the 'Pedophilia' page for further information]
  • People with pedophilia have fantasies, urges or behaviors that involve illegal sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children (generally age 13 years or younger). ...
  • [from Greek pedo = child + phile = loving]
  • Term used to describe a person who is at least 20 years old and desires to have sexual contact with children between the ages of 1-13, with the victim being at least 5 years younger than the perpetrator.
  • An adult whose primary sexual interest is in children; some professionals make a differentiation between a pedophile, whose sexual partner of choice is a prepubertal child, and a hebephile, who is aroused by adolescents.