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Noun: paedophile  'pee-du,fI(-u)l or 'pe-du,fI(-u)l
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: pedophile)
  1. An adult who is sexually attracted to children
    "The convicted paedophile was barred from working with minors";
    - pedophile [N. Amer], pedo [N. Amer, informal], paedo [Brit, Cdn, informal], nonce [Brit, slang]

Derived forms: paedophiles

Type of: degenerate, deviant, deviate, perv [informal], perve [informal], pervert

Encyclopedia: Paedophile