ephebophile
ephebophile noun: a person who exhibits ephebophilia.
Noun
ephebophile (plural ephebophiles)
- A person who exhibits ephebophilia.
- 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), gerontophiles (lovers of the aged) and pedophiles (lovers of small boys). The two latter are not as conspicuous as the two...1914, State Hospital Bulletin, volume 7, pages 351-352
- The hebephile sees the female adolescent as having adult development but vulnerability. There may also be a sense of safety from rejection because the hebephile may have had actual or perceived poor sexual performance with adult partners. The ephebophile is even more likely to reflect the emphasis...1989 Intervention Strategies for Sexual Abuse page 94 (and also page 97 of Tough Customers: Counseling Unwilling Clients)
Forms of ephebophile
| plural | ephebophiles |
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Origin of ephebophile
From Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “adolescent”) + -phile.
Questions about ephebophile
- What does ephebophile mean?
- Ephebophile means a person who exhibits ephebophilia.
- What part of speech is ephebophile?
- Ephebophile is a noun.
- What is the plural of ephebophile?
- The plural of ephebophile is ephebophiles.
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