ephebophilia
English
noun
Definitions
- Primary adult sexual attraction towards late pubescent or postpubescent adolescents
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (adolescent, youth) suffix from English ephebe.
Origin
English
ephebe
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ephebe English
- ephebic English
- ephebiphobia English
- ephebocracy English
- ephebophile English
- ephebophilic English
- ephebus Latin
- ephēbus Latin
- ἐπί Ancient Greek
- ἔφηβος Ancient Greek
- ἥβη Ancient Greek
- έφηβος Greek (modern)