teleiophile

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/tɛˈleɪ.əˌfaɪl//tɛˈlaɪ.əˌfaɪl/

noun

A person who is sexually attracted to adults.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounteleiophile (plural teleiophiles)

plural teleiophiles

  1. rarelifestyleA person who is sexually attracted to adults.

    Of the remaining 428, 70 were classified as pedophiles, 225 as hebephiles, and 133 as teleiophiles.

    2003, Ray Blanchard et al., “Self-Reported Head Injuries Before and After Age 13 in Pedophilic and Nonpedophilic Men Referred for Clinical Assessment”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, →DOI
    1 more example

    Daniel Bergner, age 48, the divorced father of two teenage children, is what sexologists would call a straight, vanilla teleiophile.

    2009 January 24, Charles Mcgrath, “Surveying the Outer Reaches of Lust”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: adultophile

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who is sexually attracted to adults.

Origin

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APA

teleiophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teleiophile

MLA

“teleiophile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teleiophile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teleiophile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teleiophile.

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