ephebophilia
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (ephēbos, “adolescent”) + φιλία (philia, “love, friendship”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪliə
[edit] Noun
ephebophilia (uncountable)
- a sexual orientation or preference in which an adult's primary sexual attraction is towards pubescent or postpubescent adolescents
- philia for an ephebe
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Related terms
- hebephilia (attraction to pubescents) term based on Hebe
- pedophilia (attraction to prepubescents)
- pederast
- Lolita > Lolita complex > lolicon
[edit] External links
Ephebophilia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
