gérontophile
French, noun/ʒe.ʁɔ̃.tɔ.fil/
gérontophile is spelled G-É-R-O-N-T-O-P-H-I-L-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written French, the 187,990th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gérontophile is a French feminine noun meaning “gerontophile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Individu qui est attiré par les vieilles personnes”.
What does gérontophile mean in English?
adjective
- 1
gerontophilic
noun
- 1
femininemasculinegerontophile
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui aime les vieux, les vieillards.
noun: 1. Individu qui est attiré par les vieilles personnes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gérontophile
- gérontophiles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gérontophile?
- /ʒe.ʁɔ̃.tɔ.fil/
- \ʒe.ʁɔ̃.tɔ.fil\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gérontophile in French?
gérontophile appears about once in every 35 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).