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Pedophilic

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia.

    "In a consumerist hypersexualized environment where bare-midriffed fifteen-year-olds are the pedophilic standard of desirability, becoming older is coded as a set of deficiencies."

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of pedophile.

    "[N]ot all child sexual abusers are pedophilics."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From pedo- (“child”) + -philic.

Etymology 2

From pedo- (“child”) + -philic.

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