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gynecophilia

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English

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Etymology

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From gyneco- +‎ -philia.

Noun

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gynecophilia (uncountable)

  1. Sexual attraction to women.
    • 2000, John Bancroft, The Role of Theory in Sex Research, page 111:
      If sexual orientation in males reflects either a biological predisposition toward behavioral undermasculinization (including diminished gynecophilia and enhanced androphilia in adulthood) or an early childhood social learning phenomenon []
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