korophilia

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Related terms

• korophile

See also

• korephilia