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gerontophile

gerontophile noun: a person sexually attracted to elderly men.

Noun

gerontophile (plural gerontophiles)

  1. A person sexually attracted to elderly 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), gerontophiles (lovers of the aged) and pedophiles (lovers of small boys) .. corresponding divisions in women are parthenophiles...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
  2. A person with primary or exclusive sexual attraction towards the elderly.

Forms of gerontophile

pluralgerontophiles

Origin of gerontophile

From geronto- + -phile.

Questions about gerontophile

What does gerontophile mean?
Gerontophile means a person sexually attracted to elderly men.
What part of speech is gerontophile?
Gerontophile is a noun.
What is the plural of gerontophile?
The plural of gerontophile is gerontophiles.

Words near gerontophile in the dictionary

  1. gerontomorphic
  2. gerontomorphosis
  3. gerontonym
  4. gerontonyms
  5. gerontophagy
  6. gerontophile
  7. gerontophiles
  8. gerontophilia
  9. gerontophiliac
  10. gerontophiliacs
  11. gerontophilic

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