ephebophile

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ephebophile

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From Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “adolescent”) + -phile.

noun 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 former,

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noun person who exhibits ephebophilia

Français	éphébophile

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@misc{ephebophile_2026,
  title = {ephebophile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ephebophile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}