Pedophilic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of pedophile.

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

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."

Synonyms

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pedophile

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From pedo- (“child”) + -philic.

Related phrases

pedophilic disorder

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