Home › Words › C › childloverchildloverchildlover means A pedophile, hebephile, or ephebophile.EtymologyFrom child + lover, a calque of Ancient Greek παιδοφίλης (paidophílēs).nounA pedophile, hebephile, or ephebophile.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.childlove 81% match — Paedophilic, hebephilic, or ephebophilic attraction to children of either sex; paedophilia or hebephilia. vs childlover →boylover 78% match — A pedophile, hebephile, or ephebophile who is attracted to boys. vs childlover →pedohebephile 75% match — A person with pedohebephilia. vs childlover →childfucker 75% match — A child molester. vs childlover →ephebophiliac 73% match — Relating to ephebophilia. vs childlover →ephebo 72% match — An ephebophile. vs childlover →paedophiliac 71% match — A person who is sexually attracted to children; a paedophile. vs childlover →boylove 70% match — Paedophilic, hebephilic, or ephebophilic attraction to boys. vs childlover →