teleiophile

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English

Etymology

teleio- +‎ -phile

Noun

teleiophile (plural teleiophiles)

  1. (sexology) A person who is sexually attracted to adults.
    Synonym: adultophile
    Coordinate terms: pedophile, hebephile, ephebophile, gerontophile
    Hypernym: normophile
    • 2003, Ray Blanchard et al., “Self-Reported Head Injuries Before and After Age 13 in Pedophilic and Nonpedophilic Men Referred for Clinical Assessment”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, →DOI:
      Of the remaining 428, 70 were classified as pedophiles, 225 as hebephiles, and 133 as teleiophiles.
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    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:teleiophile.