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Meaning of "pedophile" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PEDOPHILE

pedophile  [ˈpiːdəʊfaɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEDOPHILE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pedophile 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 PEDOPHILE 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...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEDOPHILE


audiophile
ˈɔːdɪəʊˌfaɪl
basophile
ˈbeɪsəˌfaɪl
bibliophile
ˈbɪblɪəˌfaɪl
cinephile
ˈsɪnɪˌfaɪl
defile
dɪˈfaɪl
file
faɪl
high-profile
ˌhaɪˈprəʊfaɪl
hydrophile
ˈhaɪdrəʊˌfaɪl
low-profile
ləʊ ˈprəʊfaɪl
nucleophile
ˈnjuːklɪəfaɪl
paedophile
ˈpiːdəʊˌfaɪl
profile
ˈprəʊfaɪl
rank-and-file
ˌræŋkənˈfaɪl
subfile
ˈsʌbˌfaɪl
technophile
ˈtɛknəʊˌfaɪl
zoophile
ˈzəʊəˌfaɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEDOPHILE

pedocal
pedocalic
pedogeneses
pedogenesis
pedogenetic
pedogenic
pedologic
pedological
pedologist
pedology
pedometer
pedophilia
pedophiliac
pedophilic
pedorthic
pedrail
pedrero
pedro

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEDOPHILE

ailurophile
amphiphile
Anglophile
cartophile
chile
electrophile
eosinophile
Europhile
extremophile
Francophile
heterophile
homophile
logophile
mesophile
necrophile
neutrophile
oenophile
Russophile
thermophile
videophile
xenophile

Synonyms and antonyms of pedophile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pedophile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEDOPHILE

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

Translator English - Chinese

恋童癖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pedófilo
570 millions of speakers

English

pedophile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीडोफाइल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شاذ جنسيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

педофил
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pedófilo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যৌন নিপীড়নকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pédophile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pedofilia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pädophile
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小児愛者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소아 성애 병자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pedophile
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ấu dâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pedophile
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पीडॉफाइल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sübyancı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pedofilo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pedofilem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

педофіл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pedofil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παιδεραστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pedofiel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pedofil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pedofil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pedophile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEDOPHILE»

The term «pedophile» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.222 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEDOPHILE» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «PEDOPHILE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pedophile.
1
Joseph Jackson
We know our son. We know he's not a pedophile like some of these newscasters are saying. That is not true.
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Dominic West
I've hung out at dozens of playgrounds, bored out of my mind, with not even a look of comfort from disapproving mothers all around me. Either they think I'm a pedophile or a deadbeat dad. That's what I get for being a single dad - suspicious looks at the playground.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEDOPHILE»

Discover the use of pedophile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pedophile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Eyes of a Pedophile: Detecting Child Predators
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A medical school honors graduate and Internal Medicine specialist, Dr. Kuffel has extensive experience in trauma and emergency medicine. This work brought her close to many crime victims, investigators and perpetrators.
Betty J. Kuffel, 2012
2
New York Magazine
The magazine, which is donating Nelson's payment to the charity of his choice, called up the pedophile after he sent the magazine a letter addressed to no one in particular. Why would Redbook give him a forum? "I think people often want to  ...
3
Fr. Marcial Maciel, Pedophile, Psychopath, and Legion of ...
The Founder of the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi Movement as seen by Richard John Neuhaus, Pope Benedict XVI, and the author.I confess that this second “revised and augmented” edition arose from a scathing review of the first, "R ...
J. Paul Lennon, 2012
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Social Casework
Pedophiles A pedophile is commonly defined as a person who sexually abuses children. Clinical definitions are both more narrow and more broad. They are narrower because they specify the child as prepubescent and broader because they ...
‎1989
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Child Molesters: A Behavioral Analysis for Law Enforcement ...
Multiple victims If investigation reveals that an individual molested many different victims, that is a very strong indicator that the offender is a pedophile. More important, if other factors indicate that the offender is a pedophile then a concerted ...
Kenneth V. Lanning, 1992
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Media Law Reporter
[2] The defendants have argued that calling Miles a sex offender and a pedophile is the substantial truth.' The Court must analyze the allegations in the context in which they were written. See Burns v. McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Co., 659 P.2d ...
7
Critical issues in criminal investigation
The pedophile will start the process leading to seduction long before the act takes place. Pedophile Collection Characteristics Each pedophile is an individual and as a result their collections will reflect their needs and desire. But, there are six ...
Michael Palmiotto, 1988
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Predators and child molesters: what every parent needs to ...
While the preceding may provide some helpful criteria for evaluating who is a pedophile, criterion B creates some confusion. It states that to be a pedophile, the attraction to children must interfere with one's way of life. But most offenders would ...
Robin Sax, 2009
9
Conversations With a Pedophile: In the Interest of Our Children
The mind of a pedophile who confessed to sexually abusing more than one thousand boys is revealed in a series of letters to the author, a music therapist he met while incarcerated and a victim of childhood sexual abuse herself.
Amy Hammel-Zabin, 2003
10
Fun with Pedophiles: The Best of Baiting
This book will leave you less afraid of internet predators, yet more terrified knowing that people this stupid live among us without supervision. Either way, you will never look at Instant Messenger the same way again.
Doug Stanhope, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEDOPHILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pedophile is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jailed pedophile Rolf Harris seeks to protect $30m fortune from victims
Convicted pedophile Rolf Harris has offered to settle civil claims being brought against him in an effort to protect the bulk of his $30 million ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
Thatcher-era cabinet secretary defends MI5 failure to investigate VIP …
... during the Thatcher era, has been branded 'cavalier' in his apparent defense of MI5 inaction over Westminster VIP pedophile allegations. «RT, Jul 15»
3
How Thatchers MI5 Spy Chief Protected a Pedophile Member of …
LONDON — The head of Britain's MI5 domestic intelligence service told the Thatcher government that a pedophile MP was operating in the ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
4
Pedophile Killer Of April Jones Haunted By Child's Ghost: Victim's …
Mark Bridger, the convicted pedophile murderer of young April Jones, is reportedly suffering a kind of paranormal justice, the child-victim's ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
5
Apatow Rips Cosby: Like a 'Pedophile Priest'
“He got a pass because he's like a pedophile priest,” Apatow said. “He does an enormous amount of positive to the world then has this other ... «Mediaite, Jul 15»
6
Release of French Pedophile Sparks Outrage
SIHANOUKVILLE (Khmer Times) – This month's early release of convicted French pedophile Philipe Broaly – despite ongoing court appeals ... «Khmer Times, Jul 15»
7
Irish vigilante group tracks down pedophile, attacks him on camera …
They caught their predator — then beat him up. A vigilante group in Ireland tracked down a convicted child rapist and filmed themselves ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Ballarat hires QC for Ronald Mulkearns in pedophile priest case
Magistrate John Lesser ordered that Bishop Mulkearns appear and give sworn evidence next week about the alleged pedophile activities of Mr ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
9
Phillip Kirk: Sicko Begs Politician To Legalize Sex With Children …
Kirk even opened his letter to United Kingdom Home Secretary Theresa May by telling the top government official, “I have been a pedophile ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
10
Cold case of missing chauffeur's son could be key to busting open …
The son of a chauffeur to one of Australia's highest officials could be the key to a renewed police investigation into a historical UK pedophile ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»

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