Meanings
plural teleiophiles
- 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, →DOI1 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 TimesSynonyms: adultophile
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who is sexually attracted to adults.
Origin
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