Korephile

//ˈkɔɹɪfaɪl// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A woman or older female who is erotically attracted toward young (chiefly pre- and/or peripubescent) girls. rare

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:korephile."

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"For quotations using this term, see Citations:korephile."

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl”) + -φῐ́λης (-phĭ́lēs, “-lover”), coined after korephilia and by analogy with paedophile.

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