pedophilia

noun Psychiatry.

1. sexual desire in an adult for a child.

noun

1. a variant spelling (esp US) of paedophilia

n.1900, from Greek pais (genitive paidos) “child” (see pedo-) + philos “loving” see -phile). First attested in an abstract of a report by Krafft-Ebing. n.

1. The act or fantasy on the part of an adult of engaging in sexual activity with a child or children.