"hebephilia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: hebe- (“relating to youth”) + -philia. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hebe-|-philia|gloss1=relating to youth}} hebe- (“relating to youth”) + -philia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hebephilia (uncountable)
  1. A sexual preference for adolescent girls. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pedophilia, Philias
    Sense id: en-hebephilia-en-noun-7hROiRr4 Disambiguation of Pedophilia: 68 32 Disambiguation of Philias: 73 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with hebe-, English terms suffixed with -philia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hebe-: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -philia: 66 34
  2. Adult sexual attraction primarily towards pubescent children. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-hebephilia-en-noun-ndR1oILh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hebephile, hebephiliac, hebephilic, pedohebephilia Related terms: ephebophilia, a preference for adolescent boys, pederasty, romantic, sexual relationship between a man and an adolescent boy

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