pedophile

Etymology

From pedo- + -phile, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophílēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) + φιλέω (philéō, “I love”)).

noun

1. (psychiatry, sexology) A person aged 16 years old or older who is mostly or only sexually attracted toward prepubescent children.
   Apart from his sexual behavior, the pedophile is typically law abiding. 1982, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Criminal Justice Abstracts, volume 14, page 253
   The pedophile, a particular type of child molester, is an adult whose conscious sexual interests and overt sexual behavior are directly either partially or exclusively toward children. 1986, Patrick B. McGuigan, Jon S. Pascale, Crime and Punishment in Modern America, page 109
2. (by extension, common use) An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child.