Hebephile

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who exhibits hebephilia.

    "As can be noted in the Flow Chart 122 men actually fit the definition of hebephile in that they had committed a sexual offense against a female between the ages of 12 and 17."

Synonyms

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teleiophile

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"As can be noted in the Flow Chart 122 men actually fit the definition of hebephile in that they had committed a sexual offense against a female between the ages of 12 and 17."

Etymology

From hebe- + -phile.

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