The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromκόρος“boy, youth”
- English todaykorophile
From Ancient Greek κόρος (kóros, “boy, youth”) and φῐ́λης (phĭ́lēs, “lover”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekκόρος all →
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Today it means: A person attracted to boys or young men. Full definition →
Ancient Greek κόρος