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noun
Erotic attraction of a woman or older female toward young girls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: korerasty
Antonyms: none provided
History
From the Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl”) + φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā, “love”), coined by analogy with pedophilia.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
