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German
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παιδόφιλος (paidóphilos), from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) and φιλέω (philéō, “I love”); equivalent to pädo- + -phil.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pädophil (strong nominative masculine singular pädophiler, comparative pädophiler, superlative am pädophilsten)
- (relational) pedophile; pedophilic
- Antonym: pädophob
Declension
Positive forms of pädophil
Comparative forms of pädophil
Superlative forms of pädophil
Further reading
- “pädophil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “pädophil” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “pädophil” in Duden online