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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek παιδόφιλος (paidóphilos), from παῖς (paîs, boy, child) and φιλέω (philéō, I love); equivalent to pädo- +‎ -phil.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɛdoˈfiːl/
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Adjective

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pädophil (strong nominative masculine singular pädophiler, comparative pädophiler, superlative am pädophilsten)

  1. (relational) pedophile; pedophilic
    Antonym: pädophob

Declension

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Further reading

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  • pädophil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • pädophil” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • pädophil” in Duden online