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Definition of Paedophile

1. Noun. An adult who is sexually attracted to children.

Definition of Paedophile

1. Noun. (alternative form of pedophile) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paedophile

Literary usage of Paedophile

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Logged Off?: How ICT Can Connect Young People and Politics by Lydia Howland, Matthew Bethell (2002)
"Labour's 2001 manifesto proposed the following additional measures: • new 'paedophile prevention orders' to protect children from paedophile approaches over ..."

2. The Sexual life of the child by Albert Moll (1919)
"... danger to children is to be found in my opinion in the risk of the progressive cultivation of homosexuality, if they become victims of a paedophile. ..."

3. Combating Trafficking in Children for Labour Exploitation in South Asia edited by Karin Kohlweg (2000)
"... leaving children in vulnerable situations; (x) no special trained unit in the police department to investigate paedophile offences. ..."

4. Sexual Abuse Of Young Children In Southern Africa by Linda M. Richter, Andrew Dawes, Craig Higson-Smith, Human Sciences Research Council (2004)
"Children rescued from international paedophile networks, for example, are not regarded as refugees. The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees ..."

5. The Future of Privacy by Perri 6 (1998)
"But to reject out of hand a candidate for a job working with children because their name appeared in the address book or diary of a paedophile would be ..."

6. Child Victimization: Maltreatment, Bullying and Dating Violence, Prevention ...by Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett, Sarah M. Giacomoni by Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett, Sarah M. Giacomoni (2005)
"Pediatrics, 86, 896-901. Hill, SA (2000). The man who claimed to be a paedophile. Journal of Medical Ethics, 26(2), 137-138. ..."

7. Monarchies: What are King and Queens For? by Tom Bentley, James Wilsdon (2002)
"... want to railroad him into the Irish Republic, which he believes to be run by paedophile priests and brown- envelope politicians. ..."

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