ped·o·phil·i·a (p?d??-f?l??-?, p??d?-)n. The deriving of sexual gratification from sexual fantasies or acts involving a child.ped?o·phil?i·ac (-?k) adj. & n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.pedophilia (?pi?d???f?l??) n (Psychiatry) a variant spelling (esp US) of paedophiliaCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014pe?do?phil?i?a (?pi d??f?l i ?) n. sexual desire in an adult for a child. [1905?10] pe?do?phile` (-?fa?l) n. pe`do?phil?i?ac, adj., n. pe`do?phil?ic, adj. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.pedophiliaa sexual attraction to children. ? pedophiliac, pedophilic, adj.See also: Children-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.