minor-attracted person

== English == === Alternative forms === minor attracted person === Etymology === Coined to serve as an umbrella term for nepiophiles, pedophiles, hebephiles, and ephebophiles. === Noun === minor-attracted person (plural minor-attracted persons or minor-attracted people) (nonstandard) A pedophile (including nepiophiles), hebephile, or ephebophile. ==== Usage notes ==== The use of this term is highly controversial. Some sexologists and psychiatrists resort to it to avoid the stigma associated with the heavily-loaded pedophile; however, many other people see it as a distasteful euphemism and a sign that the speaker is sympathetic to, or even supports or advocates for, such people. ==== Hypernyms ==== chronophile ==== Derived terms ==== MAP NOMAP