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
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Greek ephēbos ephebe ephebe –philia
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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