Meanings
- not comparableuncommonBeing or constituting pedosexuality, sexual activity between an adult and a child.
1994, T. P. Smith, Effects of the child's relative age appearance and attractiveness on vulnerability to pedosexual interactions (Doctoral dissertation, University of Texas at Austin, 1993; published by Dissertation Abstracts International, 54(12), 6472B)
plural pedosexuals
- uncommonAn adult who is sexually active with children.
There, pedosexuals are helped by a group of volunteers after their detention. The resulting social network has been shown to cut reoffending rates quite considerably.
2014, D. F. Swaab, We Are Our Brains: A Neurobiography of the Brain, →ISBN
Origin
From pedo- (“child”) + sexual.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish pedoseksuaalinen, pedoseksuaali
- pedoseksuaalinenconstituting sexual activity between adults and children
- pedoseksuaaliadult who is sexually active with children
French pédosexuel
- pédosexuelconstituting sexual activity between adults and children
German pädosexuell, Pädosexueller
- pädosexuellconstituting sexual activity between adults and children
- Pädosexuelleradult who is sexually active with children
- Pädosexuelleadult who is sexually active with children
Polish pedoseksualny
- pedoseksualnyconstituting sexual activity between adults and children
Portuguese pedossexual
- pedossexualconstituting sexual activity between adults and children
Cite this entry
pedosexual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedosexual
“pedosexual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedosexual. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pedosexual,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedosexual.
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