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pedophile

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈpiː.dəˌfaɪl/Part of speech nounSorted deehiloppStarts with PEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an adult who is sexually attracted to children

Word origin

From pedo- (“child”) + -phile, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) + φιλέω (philéō, “to love”)).

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  • Apart from his sexual behavior, the pedophile is typically law abiding.
  • The pedophile, a particular type of child molester, is an adult whose conscious sexual interests and overt sexual behavior are directly either partially or exclusively toward children.
  • He uses trolling techniques to fight back against trolls that he particularly finds malevolent—specifically pedophiles and RIP trolls.

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