korophile
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek κόρος (kóros, “boy, youth”) and φῐ́λης (phílēs, “lover”).
Noun
[edit]korophile (plural korophiles)
- A person attracted to boys or young men.
- (psychology, uncommon, perhaps dated) An adult woman who is sexually attracted to adolescent girls or young women.
- Synonym: korephile
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:korophile.
Related terms
[edit]- korophilia (the state of being attracted to boys or young men)
- korephilia (the state of being attracted to girls or young women)
- androphile (a person attracted to mature men)
- ephebophile (a person attracted to adolescent boys)