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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Relating to, or exhibiting hebephilia (a preference for adolescent girls).
Hebephilic offenders (those who prefer adolescent girls) and ephebophilic offenders (those with a homosexual preference for adolescent boys) exhibit characteristics which parallel those of the pedophile.
Costell (1980) describes similar characteristics in hebephilic offenders (preferring adolescent girls) and ephebophilic offenders (preferring adolescent boys).
It is difficult to categorize juveniles who commit sex crimes against other children. Within this group there are hebephilic offenders who prefer adolescent females, ephebophilic offenders with a homosexual preference, and still others who appears generally pedophilic (Costell, 1980, p. 30).
Use hebephilic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hebephilic means Relating to, or exhibiting hebephilia (a preference for adolescent girls).
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Hebephilic offenders (those who prefer adolescent girls) and ephebophilic offenders (those with a homosexual preference for adolescent boys) exhibit characteristics which parallel those of the pedophile.
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