pedophilia
pronunciation
How to pronounce pedophilia in British English:
UK [ˌpi:də'fɪlɪə]
How to pronounce pedophilia in American English:
US [ˌpɛdəˈfɪliə, ˌpidə-]
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- Noun:
- sexual activity of an adult with a child
Word Origin
- pedophilia (n.)
- 1900, from Greek pais (genitive paidos) "child" (see pedo-) + philos "loving" see -phile). First attested in an abstract of a report by Krafft-Ebing.
Example
- 1. In a pedophilia chat room on the internet ?
- 2. In my family pedophilia was passed down from generation to generation .
- 3. She has researched pedophilia and goes so far as citing the work of psychiatrist fred berlin , m.d. , founder of the national institute for the study , prevention , and treatment of sexual trauma .
- 4. Rockefeller , have been again threatening to either have this writer killed or else arrested on trumped up charges of either cocaine use or pedophilia .
- 5. It clear these folks will not stop even when they have been granted all the rights and benefits of traditional married couples , they even want to legitimize pedophilia - they want your children !