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

Derived forms: pedophilias

Type of: paraphilia

Encyclopedia: Pedophilia