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Noun: paedophilia  ,pee-du'fi-lee-u
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: pedophilia)
  1. A psychiatric disorder characterized by sexual attraction to prepubescent children
    "The psychologist specialized in treating paedophilia";
    - pedophilia [N. Amer]

Derived forms: paedophilias

Type of: paraphilia

Encyclopedia: Paedophilia