Gerontophilia
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The term gerontophilia refers to the sexual preference for the elderly. The word is originated from Greek: Geron, which means "old man" and philie, which means "love". A synonym is graeophilia.[1]
Nouns which refer to people with such preferences are gerontophile or graeophile.
Specialised terms are alphamegamia for the attraction to an older man and anililagnia for the attraction to an older woman.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Kaul, A.; Duffy, S. (1991). "Gerontophilia: A case report". Medicine, Science and the Law 31: 110–114.
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