Meaning of korophilia | Babel Free

Definitions

Sexual attraction to boys or young men.

uncountable

Examples

“In the age-differentiated type, as seen in ancient Greek and in Islamic pederasty, Spartan korophilia, pedophilia, [...] the older partner has something, namely adulthood and the knowledge that goes with it, that the younger is seeking to acquire.”

“Gerontophilia is the sexual attraction to the elderly, whereas Korophilia is the love of young men or boys.”

CEFR level