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English
Etymology
pedo- (“child”) + sexual
Adjective
pedosexual (not comparable)
- (uncommon, of an act or behavior) Being or constituting pedosexuality, sexual activity between an adult and a child.
- 1994, T. P. Smith, Effects of the child's relative age appearance and attractiveness on vulnerability to pedosexual interactions (Doctoral dissertation, University of Texas at Austin, 1993; published by Dissertation Abstracts International, 54(12), 6472B)
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Translations
constituting sexual activity between adults and children
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- Finnish: pedoseksuaalinen
- French: pédosexuel (fr)
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- German: pädosexuell (de)
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- Polish: pedoseksualny
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Noun
pedosexual (plural pedosexuals)
- (uncommon) An adult who is sexually active with children.
2014, D. F. Swaab, We Are Our Brains: A Neurobiography of the Brain, →ISBN:There, pedosexuals are helped by a group of volunteers after their detention. The resulting social network has been shown to cut reoffending rates quite considerably.
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Related terms
Translations
adult who is sexually active with children
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