pedosexual

English

Etymology

From pedo- (“child”) +‎ sexual.

Adjective

pedosexual (not comparable)

1. (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)
   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:pedosexual.

Translations

constituting sexual activity between adults and children

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: pedoseksuaalinen
• French: pédosexuel (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: pädosexuell (de)
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• Polish: pedoseksualny
• Portuguese: pedossexual
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Noun

pedosexual (plural pedosexuals)

1. (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.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:pedosexual.

Related terms

• pedosexuality

Translations

adult who is sexually active with children

• Finnish: pedoseksuaali
• German: Pädosexueller (de) m, Pädosexuelle (de) f

See also

• pedophilia, pedophile, pedophilic, pedo