Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paedophilia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: pae-dophil-ia
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

UK standard spelling of pedophilia.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Yes, really. Blanchard has expanded the DSM's "paraphilia" section (where crimes such as paedophilia and exhibitionism go) to include transvestic disorder."

Etymology

Etymology tree English paedo- Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English paedophilia From paedo- + -philia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

paedophilias (plural)

Synonyms

pedophilia

Questions

What does paedophilia mean?: UK standard spelling of pedophilia.
Where does paedophilia come from?: Etymology tree English paedo- Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English paedophilia From paedo- + -philia.

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