Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hebephilic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hebephilic
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or exhibiting hebephilia (a preference for adolescent girls)

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 hebephilia + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hebephilia

Inflected Forms

more hebephilic (comparative) most hebephilic (superlative)

Derived Forms

hebephilically

Frequently Paired Words

ephebophilic

Questions

What does hebephilic mean?: Relating to, or exhibiting hebephilia (a preference for adolescent girls)
Where does hebephilic come from?: From hebephilia + -ic.

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