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Meaning of hebephilia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A sexual preference for adolescent girls.
    dated, uncountable
  2. Adult sexual attraction primarily towards pubescent children and younger adolescents, usually between 10 and 14 years old.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi hebefilia
Svenska hebefili

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hebephiliac hebephobia hebephrene hebephrenia hebephreniac Hebephrenic

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