Meanings
nounpaedophilia (countable and uncountable, plural paedophilias)
plural paedophilias
- countableuncountableUK standard spelling of pedophilia.
Yes, really. Blanchard has expanded the DSM's "paraphilia" section (where crimes such as paedophilia and exhibitionism go) to include transvestic disorder.
2012 December 9, Paris Lees, “Transgender people get a status update”, in The Guardian
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishpaedo-
- Ancient Greekφῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)
- Englishpaedophilia
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Cite this entry
APA
paedophilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paedophilia
MLA
“paedophilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paedophilia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paedophilia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paedophilia.
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