paedophilia
paedophilia · paedophilias
UK standard spelling of pedophiliaUK standard spelling of pedophilia.
» Paedophilia is a crime.
Педофилия - преступление. — Balamax
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)UK standard spelling of pedophilia.
More definitions
- a sexual attraction to children
Examples
1 sentencesPaedophilia is a crime.
ruПедофилия - преступление. — Balamax
Origin
Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der.Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der.
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Forms
plural: paedophilias| Singular | paedophilia |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.