pedophile
Meanings
Plural: pedophiles
Noun
- an adult who is sexually attracted to children
- A person aged 16 or older who is mostly or only sexually attracted toward prepubescent children.
- An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child.
Origin / Etymology
From pedo- (“child”) + -phile, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) + φιλέω (philéō, “I love”)).
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Scrabble Score: 17
pedophile is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordpedophile is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pedophile is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
pedophile is a valid Words With Friends word