teleiophile
/tɛˈleɪ.əˌfaɪl/
teleiophile noun: a person who is sexually attracted to adults.
Noun
teleiophile (plural teleiophiles)
- A person who is sexually attracted to adults.
- Of the remaining 428, 70 were classified as pedophiles, 225 as hebephiles, and 133 as teleiophiles.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
- Daniel Bergner, age 48, the divorced father of two teenage children, is what sexologists would call a straight, vanilla teleiophile.2009 January 24, Charles Mcgrath, “Surveying the Outer Reaches of Lust”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- adultophile
Synonyms of teleiophile
Forms of teleiophile
| plural | teleiophiles |
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Origin of teleiophile
From teleio- + -phile.
Questions about teleiophile
- What does teleiophile mean?
- Teleiophile means a person who is sexually attracted to adults.
- What part of speech is teleiophile?
- Teleiophile is a noun.
- How do you pronounce teleiophile?
- Teleiophile is pronounced /tɛˈleɪ.əˌfaɪl/.
- What is the plural of teleiophile?
- The plural of teleiophile is teleiophiles.
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