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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 children
Familiarity information: PAEDOPHILE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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