Ephebophilia Definition

ə-fēbə-fĭlē-ə, -fēlyə
noun
A paraphilia in which adult sexual gratification is derived from fantasies or acts involving a postpubescent adolescent, often of the same gender.
American Heritage
Love of a man for a male youth, idealized in certain societies such as ancient Greece.
American Heritage Medicine

Origin of Ephebophilia

  • Greek ephēbos ephebe ephebe –philia

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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