paedophile
pronunciation
How to pronounce paedophile in British English:
UK [ˈpi:dəʊfaɪl]
How to pronounce paedophile in American English:
US [ˈpidoʊfaɪl]
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- Noun:
- an adult who is sexually attracted to children
Word Origin
- paedophile (n.)
- see pedophile; also see pedo-.
Example
- 1. I might as well have said I was a paedophile .
- 2. The danger to children from paedophile abduction is very small .
- 3. One recent biographer accused the victorian art critic of being a paedophile .
- 4. The first recorded use of the noun " paedophile " was in 1951 .
- 5. Fifteen years ago , a paedophile enticed seven-year-old megan kanka into his home in new jersey by offering to show her a puppy .