pedophilia

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ped·o·phil·i·a

P0147900 (pĕd′ə-fĭl′ē-ə, pē′də-)n. The deriving of sexual gratification from sexual fantasies or acts involving a child.

ped′o·phil′i·ac (-ăk) adj. & n.

pedophilia

(ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪə) n (Psychiatry) a variant spelling (esp US) of paedophilia

pe•do•phil•i•a

(ˌpi dəˈfɪl i ə)

n. sexual desire in an adult for a child. [1905–10] pe′do•phile` (-ˌfaɪl) n. pe`do•phil′i•ac, adj., n. pe`do•phil′ic, adj.

pedophilia

a sexual attraction to children. — pedophiliac, pedophilic, adj.See also: Children

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pedophilia - a sexual attraction to childrenpaedophiliaparaphilia - abnormal sexual activity

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Pädophiliepedofiliapédophiliepedofilia

pedophilia

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pedophilia,

psychosexual disorder in which there is a preference for sexual activity with prepubertal children. Pedophiles are almost always males. The children are more often of the opposite sex (about twice as often) and are typically 13 years or age or younger; they may be within or outside the pedophile's family. Sexual fantasies, looking, or fondling are more common than genital contact. Sexual offenses against children make up a significant proportion of reported criminal sex acts.

The cause or causes of pedophilia are not well understood. Personality problems may be evident, and the pedophile often shows little or no concern for the effects of his sexual behavior on the child. Researchers have reported that psychotherapy in conjunction with the use of testosterone-lowering drugs has substantially reduced the desire in male pedophiles to molest children. See also child abusechild abuse,
physical, sexual, or emotional maltreatment or neglect of children by parents, guardians, or others responsible for a child's welfare. Physical abuse is characterized by physical injury, usually inflicted as a result of a beating or inappropriately harsh discipline.
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pedophilia

[‚pēd·ə′fil·ē·ə] (psychology) Love of children by adults for sexual purposes.

paedophilia

(esp US), pedophilia the condition of being sexually attracted to children

pedophilia

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pedophilia

[pe″do-fil´e-ah] a paraphilia in which an adult desires or engages in sexual relations with a child; it may be either homosexual or heterosexual in nature. adj., adj pedophil´ic.

pe·do·phil·i·a

(pē'dō-fil'ē-ă), In psychiatry, an abnormal attraction to children by an adult for sexual purposes. [G. pais, child, + philos, fond]

pedophilia

(pĕd′ə-fĭl′ē-ə, pē′də-)n. The deriving of sexual gratification from sexual fantasies or acts involving a child.

ped′o·phil′i·ac (-ăk) adj. & n.

pedophilia

(1) Paedophilia, see there.
(2) Sexual arousal with feet; formally, partialism; popularly, foot fetishism.

pedophilia

Psychiatry A paraphilia involving heterosexual or homosexual activity or intercourse between adults with children, especially prepubertal. See Child abuse, Ephebophilia, Incest, Nepiophilia, Pederasty, Sex tourism. Cf Gerontophilia.

pe·do·phil·i·a

(pē'dō-fil'ē-ă) An abnormal sexual attraction to children in an adult.
Synonym(s): paedophilia. [G. pais, child, + philos, fond]

Pedophilia

Sex or sexual activity with children who have not reached puberty.Mentioned in: Sexual Perversions

pedophilia

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pedophilia

n. an obsession with children as sex objects. Overt acts, including taking sexual explicit photographs, molesting children, and exposing one's genitalia to children are all crimes. The problem with these crimes is that pedophilia is also treated as a mental illness, and the pedophile is often released only to repeat the crimes or escalate the activity to the level of murder. (See: molestation, rape, pornography)

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noun a sexual attraction to children

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