hebephilic

== English == === Etymology === From hebephilia +‎ -ic. === Adjective === hebephilic (comparative more hebephilic, superlative most hebephilic) Relating to, or exhibiting hebephilia (a preference for adolescent girls) 1980 Sexual Abuse of Children: Selected Readings page 30 (in chapter 7: "The Nature and Treatment of Male Sex Offenders" by Ronald M. Costell, M.D.) 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. 1989 at Risk: The Other Side of Child Sexual Abuse - Page 61 Costell (1980) describes similar characteristics in hebephilic offenders (preferring adolescent girls) and ephebophilic offenders (preferring adolescent boys). ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === ephebophilic - paired adjective referring to preference for adolescent boys