pedosexuality

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noun

Sexual activity between an adult and a child.

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Meanings

nounpedosexuality (uncountable)
  1. uncommonuncountableSexual activity between an adult and a child.

    The idea that women can't be guilty of pedosexuality has been found to be a myth. Sexual abuse of children by women is usually perpetrated by mothers on their own offspring.

    2014, D. F. Swaab, We Are Our Brains: A Neurobiography of the Brain, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pedophilia

Origin

From pedo- (“child”) + sexuality.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French pédosexualité
  • pédosexualitésexual activity between an adult and a child
German Pädosexualität
  • Pädosexualitätsexual activity between an adult and a child
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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