Podophilia vs. Pedophilia

Podophilianoun

A paraphilia involving sexual attraction to feet; foot fetishism.

Pedophilianoun

Sexual attraction to children by adults.

Pedophilianoun

Sexual activity between adults and children.

Pedophilianoun

A sexual perversion in which children rather than adults most strongly excite sexual desire, and are used as sexual partners.

Pedophilianoun

sexual activity of an adult with a child

Pedophilia

Pedophilia (alternatively spelt paedophilia) is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children. Although girls typically begin the process of puberty at age 10 or 11, and boys at age 11 or 12, criteria for pedophilia extend the cut-off point for prepubescence to age 13.