paedophile

paedophile
noun /ˈpi.dəˌfaɪl/
a person who is sexually attracted to children (OED). In American psychiatry, a person attracted primarily to prepubescent children.(DSM-IV: Over a period of at least six months, recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children)
See Also: pedophilia, paedophilia, pederast, paederast

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  • paedophile — (n.) see PEDOPHILE (Cf. pedophile); also Cf. PEDO (Cf. pedo ) …   Etymology dictionary

  • paedophile — (US pedophile) ► NOUN ▪ a person who is sexually attracted to children. DERIVATIVES paedophilia noun paedophiliac adjective & noun. ORIGIN from Greek pais child …   English terms dictionary

  • paedophile — UK [ˈpiːdəˌfaɪl] / US [ˈpedoʊˌfaɪl] noun [countable] Word forms paedophile : singular paedophile plural paedophiles an adult who is sexually attracted to children …   English dictionary

  • paedophile — [[t]pi͟ːdəfaɪl[/t]] paedophiles N COUNT A paedophile is a person, usually a man, who is sexually attracted to children. (in AM, use pedophile) …   English dictionary

  • paedophile — n. person who suffers from pedophilia, person with an abnormal sexual attraction to young children (also paedophile) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Paedophile Unit — The Paedophile Unit is a branch of the British London Metropolitan Police Service s Child Abuse Investigation Command , based at Scotland Yard. It deals with organised crime and the manufacture and distribution of child pornography. [ [http://www …   Wikipedia

  • Paedophile Information Exchange — The Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) was a UK pro pedophile activist group, founded in October 1974. It officially disbanded in 1984 [http://www.ipce.info/host/radicase/chap11.htm Paedophilia The Radical Case : Chapter Eleven ] ] though it… …   Wikipedia

  • Paedophile Information Exchange — Pour les articles homonymes, voir PIE. Le Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) est un groupe britannique visant à la reconnaissance des droits des pédophiles fondé en octobre 1974 et dissout en 1984[1]. Il comptait une centaine de membres… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • paedophile — pae|do|phile BrE pedophile AmE [ˈpi:dəfaıl] n someone who is sexually attracted to children …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • paedophile — paed|o|phile [ pedou,faıl ] the British spelling of pedophile …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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