pedohebephilia ephebophilia http://homosaurus.org/v2/ephebophilia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephebophilia https://homosaurus.org/terms/ephebophilia -philia L. Pierce Clark (1914) defined ephebophilia as "lovers of youths" from ages "14-21". Note that this term and others like it are often to deflect more stigmatizing terms like "pedophillia" and may be used to argue in some cases that such attractions are more normal and therefore not as bad as "real" pedophillia. Primary adult sexual attraction towards late pubescent or postpubescent adolescents. ephebophile éphébophilie ἔϕηβος The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices Encyclopedia of Homosexuality The Complete Dictionary of Sexology