pedophile – English noun declension

English noun forms of pedophile

Noun: pedophile
Singularpedophile
Pluralpedophiles

Sample Sentences

  • Apart from his sexual behavior, the pedophile is typically law abiding. [1982, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Criminal Justice Abstracts, volume 14, page 253:]
  • The pedophile, a particular type of child molester, is an adult whose conscious sexual interests and overt sexual behavior are directly either partially or exclusively toward children. [1986, Patrick B. McGuigan, Jon S. Pascale, Crime and Punishment in Modern America, page 109:]
  • He uses trolling techniques to fight back against trolls that he particularly finds malevolent—specifically pedophiles and RIP trolls. [2018, Jill Anne Morris, The Internet as a Game:]
  • Although the Holy See publicly expressed its rejection of sexual abuse and pedophilia and expressed its commitment to cooperate with civil authorities when cases of pedophile priests were found¹², there are no known cases of bishops or cardinals, being found responsible for abusing children or covering up for pedophilia in their parishes. […] These ecclesiastic norms were the basis of the behaviors displayed by the religious authorities of Mexico and other countries, in order to cover up for pedophiles and their crimes committed against many children for a long time and in many different places. [2013 December 26, “Clerical Pedophilia by Mexicans in Mexico and Other Countries”, in CNN en Español, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2025, pages 10, 23:]
  • Multiple users on Truth Social responded to Trump’s post, calling for him to release more information. “You’re losing your most loyal followers and voices Mr President,” said one post. “Why are you protecting pedophiles?” said another post. [2025 July 17, Oliver Holmes, “Trump calls Epstein conspiracy a ‘hoax’ and turns on Maga ‘weaklings’”, in The Guardian:]

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der.
3. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits
4. Ancient Greek παιδ- (paid-)lbor.
5. English pedo-
6. Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-
7. Proto-Indo-European *-os
8. Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s
9. Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor.
10. Latin -philalbor.
11. English -phile
12. ▲
13. Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs)
14. ▲
15. Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los)
16. Proto-Indo-European *-eti
17. Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti
18. Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti
19. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
20. Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
21. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
22. Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
23. Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
24. Ancient Greek -έω (-éō)
25. Ancient Greek φῐλέω (phĭléō)
26. Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs)der.
27. English pedophile
28. From pedo- (“child”) + -phile, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) + φιλέω (philéō, “to love”)).

Verbs referencing "pedophile"

Polish Nouns pedofil.