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pedophilia

pe·dop·hi·lia

UK/ˌpiː.dəˈfɪ.li.ə/ US/ˌpe.dəˈfɪ.li.ə/ uncommon us

noun

1.

sexual activity of an adult with a child

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Origin

Adapted from German Pädophilie, bringing its spelling into conformity with pedo- (“child”) + -philia. Compare the Byzantine Greek παιδοφιλία (paidophilía, “love of children”).

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