korephilia

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korephilia

/ˌkɔɹɪˈfɪli.ə/ US
/ˌkɔɹɪˈfiːli.ə/ US
/kɒɹɪˈfɪlɪə/ UK

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From the Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl”) + φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā, “love”), coined by analogy with pedophilia.

noun

rare, uncountable Erotic attraction of a woman or older female toward young girls. It seems safe to assume that the panelists were referring to (pick your term) man–boy love, pederasty, ephebophilia. They may also have been referring to korephilia (woman–girl) and (looking internationally) may have been referring to paedophilia, since Dutch reformers seem to have seized on this te
Similar: korerasty

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noun woman’s erotic attraction toward young girls

Română	Corofilie

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"korephilia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/korephilia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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korephilia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/korephilia

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"korephilia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/korephilia.

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@misc{korephilia_2026,
  title = {korephilia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/korephilia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}