noun
Meaning 1
A person attracted to boys or young men.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
korophile
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noun
Meaning 2
An adult woman who is sexually attracted to adolescent girls or young women.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
Qualifier: perhaps dated
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
Examples
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:korophile.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: korephile
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόρος (kóros, “boy, youth”) and φῐ́λης (phĭ́lēs, “lover”).