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PAEDOPHILE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paedophile mean? 

PAEDOPHILE (noun)
  The noun PAEDOPHILE has 1 sense:

1. an adult who is sexually attracted to childrenplay

  Familiarity information: PAEDOPHILE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PAEDOPHILE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An adult who is sexually attracted to children

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

paedophile; pedophile

Hypernyms ("paedophile" is a kind of...):

degenerate; deviant; deviate; pervert (a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior)


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