# hebephilia

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
From hebe- (“relating to youth”) + -philia.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hebephilia