pédophilie

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

dophilie

neologism derived from pedophile (attested in the 19th century) which replaces the ancient pederasty which has taken on a specialized meaning ('love of young boys') and then became the quasi-synonym of 'homosexuality'.

Definition

sexualité

Plural

pédophilies

Hyperonyms

déviance sexuelleparaphilieperversion

Translations

  • englishenglish:pædophilia
  • spanishspanish:pedofilia
  • greekgreek:παιδοφιλία
  • italianitalian:pedofilia
  • polishpolish:pedofilia
  • portugueseportuguese:pedofilia

See also

pédophilique (adj.)