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childlover

childlover noun: a pedophile, hebephile, or ephebophile.

Noun

childlover (plural childlovers)

  1. (euphemistic) A pedophile, hebephile, or ephebophile.

Forms of childlover

pluralchildlovers

Origin of childlover

From child + lover, a calque of Ancient Greek παιδοφίλης (paidophílēs).

Questions about childlover

What does childlover mean?
Childlover means a pedophile, hebephile, or ephebophile.
What part of speech is childlover?
Childlover is a noun.
What is the plural of childlover?
The plural of childlover is childlovers.

Words near childlover in the dictionary

  1. childliness
  2. childling
  3. childlings
  4. childlore
  5. childlove
  6. childlover
  7. childlovers
  8. childly
  9. childmind
  10. childminded
  11. childminder

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