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korophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ko-rophile
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person attracted to boys or young men.

noun

An adult woman who is sexually attracted to adolescent girls or young women.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόρος (kóros, “boy, youth”) and φῐ́λης (phĭ́lēs, “lover”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

korophiles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

korophilia korephilia androphile ephebophile

Synonyms

korephile

Questions

What does korophile mean?
A person attracted to boys or young men.
Where does korophile come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce korophile

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