pedophilia

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌpiː.dəˈfɪ.li.ə/

名詞

アメリカ英語 可算名詞 不可算名詞 広義

Sexual attraction to children by adults. / (by extension) Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.

日本語の意味

大人による子供への性的魅力、すなわち成人が子供に対して抱く性的な惹かれ合いを示す。 / 大人と子供との間で生じる性的行為、またはその行為自体（児童への性的虐待を含む）を意味する。

英語の意味

Sexual attraction to children by adults. / (by extension) Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.

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Many advocacy groups are campaigning for better prevention and treatment of pedophilia to protect children.

多くの支援団体が、児童を守るために成人による児童への性的嗜好（小児性愛）の予防と治療の強化を求めています。

詳細

意味（1）

Sexual attraction to children by adults.

As noted earlier, pedophilia was cited as both an aggravating and a mitigating circumstance by trial judges, as was the absence of pedophilia.

詳細

意味（2）

(by extension) Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.

Fifteen months later, a committee of the congregation found that he had sexually abused several boys within the congregation. […] The fact that Alger committed pedophilia at the age of thirty-four casts a shadow over his subsequent yearning for relationships with boys and young men, but there is no evidence of any later misconduct.

詳細

pedophilias （ plural ）