gerontophile

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noun

A person sexually attracted to elderly men.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

noungerontophile (plural gerontophiles)

plural gerontophiles

  1. A person sexually attracted to elderly men.
    1 more example

    According to the age of the attracting person homosexuals are divisible into ephebophiles (lovers of youths, 14-21), androphiles (grown men up to the period of old age), gerontophiles (lovers of the aged) and pedophiles (lovers of small boys) .. corresponding divisions in women are parthenophiles (lovers of young women, virgins), gynecophiles (lovers of adult women), grasphiles (lovers of old women), and korophiles (lovers of undeveloped girls).

    1914, L. Pierce Clark, “A critical digest of some of the newer work upon homosexuality in man and woman”, in State Hospital Bulletin, volume VII, New York State Hospital Commission, page 352
  2. A person with primary or exclusive sexual attraction towards the elderly.

Origin

Translations

Czech gerontofil
  • gerontofilperson attracted towards the elderly
Finnish gerontofiili
  • gerontofiiliperson attracted towards the elderly
Swedish gerontofil
  • gerontofilperson attracted towards the elderly
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