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Word: Paedophile
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: from paedo- + -phile
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpiːdəfʌɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who is sexually attracted to children
Short Definition:person who is sexually attracted to children
Examples:- a paedophile who subjected a young girl to years of sexual abuse has been jailed for six-and-a-half years
Variant Forms:
- pedophile
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