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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesबाललैंगिक आकर्षण
Pronunciation / Transliteration: baallaingik akarshan
"बाललैंगिक आकर्षण एक गंभीर मानसिक और सामाजिक समस्या है।"
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A psychiatric condition or psychological pattern characterized by a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children.
"Clinical research into paedophilia aims to understand developmental factors and prevent harm."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the New Latin combination of the Greek words pais (child) and philia (friendship, love), coined in the late 19th century within psychiatric and medical literature to describe psychological phenomena. The spelling 'paedophilia' is the traditional British English variant, corresponding to the preservation of the Greek diphthong 'ae'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Paedophilia" is said worldwide
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pédophilie
Transliteration: pe-do-fi-li
"La pédophilie est un crime grave puni par la loi."
Pädophilie
Transliteration: pae-do-fi-li-e
"Pädophilie bezeichnet eine sexuelle Neigung zu Kindern vor der Pubertät."
pedofilia
Transliteration: pe-do-fi-li-a
"La pedofilia è severamente condannata dalla società."
pedofilia
Transliteration: pe-do-fi-li-a
"La pedofilia es un trastorno que requiere intervención psicológica y legal."
pedofilia
Transliteration: pe-do-fi-li-a
"A pedofilia é combatida rigorosamente pelas autoridades."
बाललैंगिक आकर्षण
Transliteration: baallaingik akarshan
"बाललैंगिक आकर्षण एक गंभीर मानसिक और सामाजिक समस्या है।"
恋童癖
Transliteration: liàn tóng pǐ
"恋童癖是一种严重的心理学和法学问题。"
소아성애
Transliteration: so-a-seong-ae
"소아성애는 엄중한 법적 처벌의 대상이 됩니다."
小児性愛
Transliteration: shōni seiai
"小児性愛は精神医学および法律において重大な問題です。"
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