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Noun: paedophile 'pee-du,fI(-u)l or 'pe-du,fI(-u)l
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: pedophile)

An adult who is sexually attracted to children
- pedophile [N. Amer], pedo [N. Amer, informal], nonce [Brit, slang], paedo [Brit, Cdn, informal]

Derived forms: paedophiles

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

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