Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pederosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pedero-sis
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

sexual impulse directed towards children; paedophilia

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I knew exactly what I wanted to do, and how to do it, without impinging on a child's chastity; after all, I had had some experience in my life of pederosis; had visually possessed dappled nymphets in parks; had wedged my wary and bestial way into the hottest, most crowded corner of a city bus full of strap-hanging school children."

Etymology

From pedo- (“child”) + eros (“love”) + -osis (“disease, condition”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pedo
Suffix: eros

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

paederosis (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pederotic

Questions

What does pederosis mean?: sexual impulse directed towards children; paedophilia
Where does pederosis come from?: From pedo- (“child”) + eros (“love”) + -osis (“disease, condition”).

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