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androphile

androphile noun: one who is attracted to masculinity or to men.

Noun

androphile (plural androphiles)

  1. One who is attracted to masculinity or to men.
    • According to the age of the attracting person homosexuals are divisible into ephebophiles (lovers of youths, 14-21), androphiles (grown men up to the period of old age),[…] The corresponding divisions in women are parthenophiles (lovers of young women, virgins), gynecophiles (lovers of adult...1914, L. Pierce Clark, “A critical digest of some of the newer work upon homosexuality in man and woman”, in State Hospital Bulletin, volume VII, New York State Hospital Commission, page 352

Forms of androphile

pluralandrophiles

Origin of androphile

From andro- + -phile, from androphilia.

Words formed from androphile

Questions about androphile

What does androphile mean?
Androphile means one who is attracted to masculinity or to men.
What part of speech is androphile?
Androphile is a noun.
What is the plural of androphile?
The plural of androphile is androphiles.

Words near androphile in the dictionary

  1. andropetals
  2. Androphagi
  3. androphagia
  4. androphagous
  5. androphagy
  6. androphile
  7. androphiles
  8. androphilia
  9. androphilic
  10. androphilous
  11. androphobe

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