pedophilic

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adjective

Of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia.

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Meanings

adjectivepedophilic (comparative more pedophilic, superlative most pedophilic)

comparative more pedophilic · superlative most pedophilic · alternative UK paedophilic · alternative dated pædophilic

  1. Of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia.

    In a consumerist hypersexualized environment where bare-midriffed fifteen-year-olds are the pedophilic standard of desirability, becoming older is coded as a set of deficiencies.

    2011, Margaret Morganroth Gullette, Agewise: Fighting the New Ageism in America, page 125
nounpedophilic (plural pedophilics)

plural pedophilics · alternative UK paedophilic · alternative dated pædophilic

  1. Synonym of pedophile.

    [N]ot all child sexual abusers are pedophilics.

    1996, Irwin G. Sarason, Barbara R. Sarason, Abnormal Psychology: The Problem of Maladaptive Behavior, page 230

    Synonyms: pedophile

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of pedophile.

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Danish pædofil
  • pædofilof, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia
Dutch pedofiel
  • pedofielof, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia
Finnish pedofiilinen
  • pedofiilinenof, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia
German pädophil
  • pädophilof, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia
Italian pedofilo, paidofilo
  • pedofiloof, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia
  • paidofiloof, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia
Polish pedofilski, pedofilny
  • pedofilskiof, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia
  • pedofilnyof, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia
Romanian pedofil
  • pedofilof, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia
Spanish pedófilo, paidófilo
  • pedófiloof, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia
  • paidófiloof, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia
  • pedofílicoof, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia
  • paidofílicoof, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia
Cite this entry
APA

pedophilic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedophilic

MLA

“pedophilic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedophilic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pedophilic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedophilic.

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