"childlover" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: childlovers [plural]
Etymology: child + lover, a calque of Ancient Greek παιδοφίλης (paidophílēs). Etymology templates: {{com|en|child|lover}} child + lover, {{clq|en|grc|παιδοφίλης|nocap=1}} calque of Ancient Greek παιδοφίλης (paidophílēs) Head templates: {{en-noun}} childlover (plural childlovers)
  1. (euphemistic) A pedophile or hebephile. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Pedophilia, People Related terms: childlove
    Sense id: en-childlover-en-noun-p0~dJPGO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

Inflected forms

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