pedocriminal
pedocriminal · more pedocriminal · most pedocriminal
Pertaining to child sexual abusePertaining to child sexual abuse.
UK/ˈpiː.dəˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/US/ˈpɛ.dəˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/
» Tom is a pedocriminal.
Meaning
1 senses(US)Pertaining to child sexual abuse.
Examples
1 sentencesTom is a pedocriminal.
Origin
From pedo- (“child”) + -phile, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs) (from παῖς (From pedo- (“child”) + -phile, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) + φιλέω (philéō, “to love”)), and from Middle English cryminal, borrowed from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen (“crime”).
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Forms
more pedocriminal, most pedocriminal| Comparative | more pedocriminal Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pedocriminal Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form