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phile

phile noun: a pedophile.

Noun (1)

phile (plural philes)

  1. (slang) A pedophile.
    • Release the files, not the philes!

Noun (2)

phile (plural philes)

  1. A lover (of something).
    • This is a list of over 15 different types of philes.

Forms of phile

pluralphiles

Origin of phile

Clipping of pedophile.

Nominalization of -phile.

Questions about phile

What does phile mean?
Phile means a pedophile.
What part of speech is phile?
Phile is a noun.
What is the plural of phile?
The plural of phile is philes.

Words near phile in the dictionary

  1. Philbricks
  2. Philbrook
  3. Philbrooks
  4. Philcox
  5. Phildickian
  6. phile
  7. Philedom
  8. Philem.
  9. philemaphobia
  10. philematologist
  11. philematologists

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