korophilia

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korophilia

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From Ancient Greek κόρος (kóros, “boy, youth”) and φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).

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uncountable Sexual attraction to boys or young men. In the age-differentiated type, as seen in ancient Greek and in Islamic pederasty, Spartan korophilia, pedophilia, [...] the older partner has something, namely adulthood and the knowledge that goes with it, that the younger is seeking to acquire.

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@misc{korophilia_2026,
  title = {korophilia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/korophilia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}