pedophile

Meaning

Noun

• An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child.
• A person aged 16 years old or older who is mostly or only sexually attracted toward prepubescent children.

Related

Similar words

• childlover

Opposite words

• teleiophile

Narrower meaning words

• korephile

Origin

• From pedo- + -phile, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (from παῖς and φιλέω).