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paedophile

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paedophile /ˈpiːdəfʌɪl / (US English pedophile)
noun a person who is sexually attracted to children:
a paedophile who subjected a young girl to years of sexual abuse has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.
– ORIGIN early 20th century: from paedo- + -phile.