Pedofili, çocuklara karşı cinsel duygular beslenmesine neden olan zihinsel bir hastalıktır. Aktif ve pasif olmak üzere iki çeşidi vardır. Pasif pedofili kişinin kendi içinde yaşanan, psikolojik bir rahatsızlık olarak kabul edilmektedir. Aktif pedofiliyse çocuklara karşı cinsel istismar ve hatta çocuk tecavüzü gibi olaylara bile varabilecek ağır bir hastalıktır
pae·do·philia in AM, use pedophilia Paedophilia is sexual activity with children or the condition of being sexually attracted to children
sexual feelings directed towards children (OED). A paraphilia consisting of a primary adult sexual attraction to prepubescent children (DSM-IV: Over a period of at least six months, recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children)
A general affection for children, the opposite of pedophobia. The erotic affection for children was originally (by Richard von Krafft-Ebing, 1886, Psychopathia sexualis) called with a specifying adjective, peadophilia erotica in Latin
Whatever assumed manifestation of erotic feelings or desires directed towards children, for example using of child pornography, involvement in age unequal interrelationship with a child or an young person etc
A paraphilia consisting of a primary adult sexual attraction to prepubescent children (DSM-IV: Over a period of at least six months, recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children)
sexual feelings directed towards children (OED). A paraphilia consisting of a primary adult sexual attraction to prepubescent children (DSM-IV: Over a period of at least six months, recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children)