What does hebephilia mean?
Hebephilia means (dated) A sexual preference for adolescent girls..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dated) A sexual preference for adolescent girls..
This finding, if confirmed, may offer a useful lead for research in heterosexual pedophilia or hebephilia (a preference for pubescent girls)
paraphilias are included: hebephilia (adolescent girls) and ephebophilia (adolescent boys), although the dynamics of these latter two may be closer to those of adult attraction.
Use hebephilia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hebephilia means (dated) A sexual preference for adolescent girls..
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This finding, if confirmed, may offer a useful lead for research in heterosexual pedophilia or hebephilia (a preference for pubescent girls)
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