Meanings
nounkorephile (plural korephiles)
plural korephiles
- rareA woman or older female who is erotically attracted toward young (chiefly pre- and/or peripubescent) girls.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:korephile.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
From the Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl”) + -φῐ́λης (-phĭ́lēs, “-lover”), coined after korephilia and by analogy with paedophile.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
korephile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/korephile
MLA
“korephile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/korephile. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “korephile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/korephile.
Source: korephile on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.