pedófilo
See also: pedofilo
Portuguese
Noun
pedófilo m (plural pedófilos, feminine pedófila, feminine plural pedófilas)
- pedophile (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
Adjective
pedófilo (feminine pedófila, masculine plural pedófilos, feminine plural pedófilas)
- sexually attracted to children
Further reading
- “pedófilo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) + -filo, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophílēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) and φιλέω (philéō, “to love”)).
Adjective
pedófilo (feminine pedófila, masculine plural pedófilos, feminine plural pedófilas)
- pedophilic (an adult (man and women) who is sexually attracted to children (boy and girl))
Noun
pedófilo m (plural pedófilos, feminine pedófila, feminine plural pedófilas)
- pedophile (an adult (man and women) who is sexually attracted to children (boy and girl))
Usage notes
In Spanish, pederasta is the adult (man and women) who commits sexual abuse with children (boy and girl) and pedófilo is the adult (man and women) who only feels erotic or sexual attraction for children (boy and girl), even if he doesn't abuse them.[1].
Related terms
Further reading
- “pedófilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
References
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