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pedophilia (n.)

1900, "abnormal, especially sexual, love of young children," from pedo- (from Greek pais (genitive paidos) "child") + Greek philos "loving" (see -phile). First attested in an abstract of a report by Krafft-Ebing. Paedophilia is better.

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Definitions of pedophilia from WordNet

pedophilia (n.)
a sexual attraction to children;
Synonyms: paedophilia
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