noun
Meaning 1
Commonwealth standard spelling of pedophile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
paedophile
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Pronunciation
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Australian, Canada: /ˈpɛ.dəʉˌfɑɪl/
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UK: /ˈpiː.dəˌfaɪl/
noun
Meaning 2
an adult who is sexually attracted to children
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pedophile
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English paedo- Proto-Indo-European *bhil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bhil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English paedophile From paedo- + -phile.
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