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Meaning of "paedophilia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PAEDOPHILIA

paedophilia  [ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAEDOPHILIA

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Paedophilia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PAEDOPHILIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pedophilia

Pedophilia or paedophilia is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children, generally age 11 years or younger. As a medical diagnosis, specific criteria for the disorder extends the cut-off point for prepubescence to age 13.[1][2][3][4] A person who is diagnosed with pedophilia must be at least 16 years of age, but adolescents who are 16 years of age or older must be at least five years older than the prepubescent child before the attraction can be diagnosed as pedophilia.[1][2] Pedophilia has a range of definitions, as found in psychiatry, psychology, the vernacular, and law enforcement. The International Classification of Diseases defines it as a "disorder of adult personality and behaviour" in which there is a sexual preference for children of prepubertal or early pubertal age.[5] It is termed pedophilic disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental...

Definition of paedophilia in the English dictionary

The definition of paedophilia in the dictionary is the condition of being sexually attracted to children.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAEDOPHILIA


Anglophilia
ˌæŋɡləʊˈfɪlɪə
biophilia
ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪlɪə
claustrophilia
ˌklɔːstrəˈfɪlɪə
coprophilia
ˌkɒprəʊˈfɪlɪə
cynophilia
ˌsɪnəʊˈfɪlɪə
eosinophilia
ˌiːəʊˌsɪnəˈfɪlɪə
Europhilia
ˌjʊərəʊˈfɪlɪə
gerontophilia
dʒɛˌrɒntəˈfɪlɪə
haemophilia
ˌhiːməʊˈfɪlɪə
hemophilia
ˌhiːməˈfɪlɪə
necrophilia
ˌnɛkrəʊˈfɪlɪə
neophilia
ˌniːəʊˈfɪlɪə
Pamphylia
pæmˈfɪlɪə
paraphilia
ˌpærəˈfɪlɪə
pedophilia
ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪə
retrophilia
ˌretrəʊˈfɪlɪə
scopophilia
ˌskɒpəˈfɪlɪə
technophilia
ˌtɛknəʊˈfɪlɪə
thrombophilia
ˌθrɒmbəʊˈfɪlɪə
zoophilia
ˌzəʊəˈfɪlɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAEDOPHILIA

paediatry
paedo
paedobaptism
paedobaptist
paedodontic
paedogenesis
paedogenetic
paedogenic
paedological
paedologist
paedology
paedomorphic
paedomorphism
paedomorphosis
paedophile
paedophile ring
paedophiliac
paedophilic
paedotribe
paedotrophy

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAEDOPHILIA

ailourophilia
ailurophilia
arctophilia
automobilia
canophilia
Cecilia
cilia
ephebophilia
Germanophilia
ilia
Ismailia
juvenilia
memorabilia
milia
monilia
Reggio nell´Emilia
scoptophilia
Sicilia
stigmatophilia
topophilia

Synonyms and antonyms of paedophilia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «paedophilia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAEDOPHILIA

Find out the translation of paedophilia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of paedophilia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «paedophilia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恋童癖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pedofilia
570 millions of speakers

English

paedophilia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीडोफिलिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاعتداء الجنسي على الأطفال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

педофилия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pedofilia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যৌন শোষণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pédophilie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pedofilia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pädophilie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小児性愛
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소아애
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pedofilia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ấu dâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குழந்தைகள் மீதான பாலியல் இச்சை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बालशोषण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pedofili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pedofilia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pedofilia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

педофілія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pedofilia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παιδεραστία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pedofilie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pedofili
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pedofili
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paedophilia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAEDOPHILIA»

The term «paedophilia» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.659 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAEDOPHILIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «paedophilia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «paedophilia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about paedophilia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAEDOPHILIA»

Discover the use of paedophilia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paedophilia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
On Paedophilia
A topical and complete examination of the phenomena of paedophilia starting with a historical overview and then proceeding to a psychoanalytic examination of its structure and treatment.
Cosimo Schinaia, 2010
2
Innocence Betrayed: Paedophilia, the Media and Society
Innocence Betrayed is the first sustained attempt to address the issue of how we can best protect children from the threat posed by predatory paedophiles.
Jon Silverman, David C. Wilson, 2002
3
Surviving Paedophilia: Traumatic Stress After Organised and ...
This book blends the stories of many survivors of pedophilia and their kin with the stories of fellow workers in child care and of her own experience and observation.
Kate Cairns, 1999
4
Pervasive Perversions: Paedophilia And Child Sexual Abuse In ...
Pervasive Perversions analyzes a range of media and popular culture texts concerned with child sexual abuse. With sections on new media, fiction, film, and celebrity culture, key questions are examined.
Charles Jason Peter Lee, 2005
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Sexual Pleasure
The use of a child as a sex object by an adult is called paedophilia. Through child one tries to achieve gratification of one's sexual desires. One indulging in paedophilia enjoys manipulating the child's genitals. ln the case of a girl child, partial ...
Hari Datt Sharma, 1999
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The Mind of the Paedophile: Psychoanalytic Perspectives
CHAPTER THREE Juvenile paedophilia: the psychodynamics of an adolescent sex offender Brett Kahr Sexual-arousal disorder in children and adolescents Most of the psychoanalytic understanding of paedophilia has derived from intensive ...
Charles W. Socarides, Loretta R. Loeb, 2004
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Is Your Child Safe?: A Mother's Fight Against Paedophilia: ...
A mother tells the tragic story of her children who were sexually abused by her brother - without her knowing. She writes in the hope that other parents may learn from her experience.
B. J. Harvey, 2010
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Understanding Dunblane and Other Massacres: Forensic Studies ...
This book predominantly explores the psychic histories of patients who display their transgenerational conflicts/trauma through forensic acts.
Peter Aylward, 2012
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The Handbook of Clinical Intervention with Young People who ...
They used the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-P) for Axis I and II disorders and included only those who met criteria for paedophilia. Ninety-three per cent of the subjects met criteria for an Axis I disorder other than paedophilia, ...
Gary O'Reilly, William L. Marshall, Alan Carr, 2004
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Children in the Roman Empire: Outsiders Within
6.1 Love of ChiLdren or paedophiLia? Some teLLing teStimonieS 6.1.1 Terminology The public perception and popular press have commonly associated classical Antiquity with paedophilia. I discovered this after the publication of a previous ...
Christian Laes, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAEDOPHILIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paedophilia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Keeping children safe from sexual predators | Bangkok Post: news
In the past six years, the embassy has helped with the arrests of four Americans teaching at schools, the source said, adding that paedophilia ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
2
Peter Anthony Lewsam admits to filming 78 children he sexually …
Judge Stephen Scott said, 'there is no doubt this is one of the most serious cases of paedophilia this court will deal with'. 'I don't know of any ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Perv author Jesse Bering talks sexual perversions and acceptance
This meant tackling issues which to most are inherently unacceptable, from rape to paedophilia to bestiality. Bering admits it would've been ... «The Press, Jul 15»
4
Interview: Comic Limmy on new short stories book
... again in the tale “Facebook Past”, ratcheting up the protagonist's misfortune even further, exploiting fears about paedophilia for comic pathos. «Scotsman, Jul 15»
5
MI5 knew about paedophiles in Thatcher government… so did the …
Surely, with the cancer of paedophilia at this level, so close to the Prime Minister, it is beyond the realms of credulity to imagine that The Iron ... «The News Hub, Jul 15»
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Officials to open highly classified Whitehall papers which could shed …
... documents contain reference to allegations and intelligence against high-profile establishment figures suspected of paedophilia in the 1980s ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
7
Spain raises minimum age for marriage from 14 to 16
... the protection of children in Spain, preventing abuse against minors by adults, facilitating the fight against paedophilia and forced marriages, ... «FRANCE 24, Jul 15»
8
Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet chief Lord Armstrong won't name child …
... the Establishment took priority over the need to prosecute anyone suspected of paedophilia and over the safety of vulnerable young children. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Targeting Paedophilia... the last taboo
Paedophilia is defined as a sexual attraction to children under the age of 12. It has traditionally been regarded as a psychiatric disorder and ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
10
Paedophilia and the Vatican
Mick Armstrong's article on Catholic and other church child abuse (Red Flag #49) is a worthy addition to his contributions to working class ... «Red Flag, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Paedophilia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/paedophilia>. May 2024 ».
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