pedosexual meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

pedosexual

adj

Etymology From pedo- (“child”) + sexual.

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)

noun

Etymology From pedo- (“child”) + sexual.

Uncommon An adult who is sexually active with children.

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.2014, D. F. Swaab, We Are Our Brains: A Neurobiography of the Brain, →ISBN:

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