teleiophilia

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teleiophilia

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From teleio- (“fully grown”) + -philia.

noun

uncountable Sexual attraction to adults. Often, this body age preference is determined by mature secondary sexual characteristics of an adult. The sexual preference for the adult, fully developed body age is referred to as teleiophilia (gr. “teleos”—fully grown) […]
Similar: adultophilia

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

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@misc{teleiophilia_2026,
  title = {teleiophilia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teleiophilia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}