childlove

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noun

Paedophilic, hebephilic, or ephebophilic attraction to children of either sex; paedophilia or hebephilia.

OriginAncient Greek παιδοφιλίᾱ →
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Meanings

nounchildlove (uncountable)
  1. euphemisticuncountablePaedophilic, hebephilic, or ephebophilic attraction to children of either sex; paedophilia or hebephilia.

    The purpose of the website, according to Ashford, is to "explain my ideal of consensual childlove".

    2008, Nancy Billias, Territories of Evil

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pedophilia

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπαιδοφιλίᾱ
  2. Englishchildlove

From child + love, a calque of Ancient Greek παιδοφιλίᾱ (paidophilíā).

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APA

childlove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childlove

MLA

“childlove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childlove. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “childlove,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childlove.

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