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ped·o·phile

 (pĕd′ə-fīl′, pē′də-)
n.
A person with pedophilia.

ped′o·phil′ic (-fĭl′ĭk) adj.
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pedophilic

(ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪk)
n
(Psychiatry) the US spelling of paedophilic
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