Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ephebophilic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ephebophilic
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to ephebophilia or an ephebophile (a preference or preferrer of adolescent boys)

Example Sentences

"Hebephilic offenders (those who prefer adolescent girls) and ephebophilic offenders (those with a homosexual preference for adolescent boys) exhibit characteristics which parallel those of the pedophile."
"It is difficult to categorize juveniles who commit sex crimes against other children. Within this group there are hebephilic offenders who prefer adolescent females, ephebophilic offenders with a homosexual preference, and still others who appears generally pedophilic (Costell, 1980, p. 30)."
"Costell (1980) describes similar characteristics in hebephilic offenders (preferring adolescent girls) and ephebophilic offenders (preferring adolescent boys)."

Etymology

From ephebophilia + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ephebophilia

Frequently Paired Words

ephebic hebephilic

Questions

What does ephebophilic mean?: Pertaining to ephebophilia or an ephebophile (a preference or preferrer of adolescent boys)
Where does ephebophilic come from?: From ephebophilia + -ic.

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