Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pedophagic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pe-dophag-ic
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Engaging in, involving, or related to the eating of children.

Example Sentences

"However, Annable represents on his part the masculine aspect of the uroboros, the pedophagic father of archetypal mythology, the Moloch figure, and is thus equally as dangerous and destructive as his female counterpart."
"The description of the preparation of the children for the play's pedophagic banquet recalls the Messenger's description in Seneca's Thyestes, […]"
"I have already discussed the key visionary scene in Metropolis, Freder's vision in which he sees the central machine of the city transform itself into a demon, the cannibalistic, pedophagic god, Moloch."

Etymology

From pedo- (“child”) + -phagic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pedo
Suffix: phagic

Frequently Paired Words

pedophagy

Questions

What does pedophagic mean?: Engaging in, involving, or related to the eating of children.
Where does pedophagic come from?: From pedo- (“child”) + -phagic.

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