korophilia

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κόρος (kóros, boy, youth) and φίλος (phílos, dear, beloved).

Noun

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korophilia (uncountable)

  1. Sexual attraction to boys or young men.
    • 1990, Wayne Dynes, Warren Johansson, William A Percy, Stephen Donaldson, Encyclopedia of Homosexuality, New York: Garland, →ISBN, Appendix:
      In the age-differentiated type, as seen in ancient Greek and in Islamic pederasty, Spartan korophilia, pedophilia, [...] the older partner has something, namely adulthood and the knowledge that goes with it, that the younger is seeking to acquire.
    • 2011, Jan Resnick, “Far-out Philias and Phobias”, in Psychotherapy in Australia, volume 17, page 65:
      Gerontophilia is the sexual attraction to the elderly, whereas Korophilia is the love of young men or boys.
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