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pedocriminal.

A person who commits child sexual abuse; a child molester.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpiː.dəˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/UK/ˈpɛ.dəˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/Canada, US/ˈpɛ.doʊˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/Canada, US/ˈpe.dəˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/Australia
  1. A person who commits child sexual abuse; a child molester.

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Where this word comes from

From pedo- (“child”) + -phile, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) + φιλέω (philéō, “to love”)), and from Middle English cryminal, borrowed from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen (“crime”).

adj/ˈpiː.dəˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/UK/ˈpɛ.dəˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/Canada, US/ˈpɛ.doʊˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/Canada, US/ˈpe.dəˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/Australia
  1. Pertaining to child sexual abuse.

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Where this word comes from

From pedo- (“child”) + -phile, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) + φιλέω (philéō, “to love”)), and from Middle English cryminal, borrowed from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen (“crime”).

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