Home › Words › K › korephiliakorephilia/ˌkɔɹɪˈfɪli.ə/korephilia means erotic attraction of a woman or older female toward young girls.korephilia is pronounced /ˌkɔɹɪˈfɪli.ə/.EtymologyFrom the Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl”) + φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā, “love”), coined by analogy with pedophilia.nounErotic attraction of a woman or older female toward young girls.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.korephile 92% match — A woman or older female who is erotically attracted toward young (chiefly pre- and/or peripubescent) girls. vs korephilia →korophilia 75% match — Sexual attraction to boys or young men. vs korephilia →chronophilia 71% match — Primary or exclusive sexual attraction toward members of a specific age group, as with paedophilia or gerontophilia. vs korephilia →parthenophilia 70% match — Sexual attraction towards girls in late adolescence. vs korephilia →girllove 68% match — Paedophilic, hebephilic, or ephebophilic attraction to girls. vs korephilia →korophile 68% match — A person attracted to boys or young men. vs korephilia →parthenophile 68% match — One who is sexually attracted to adolescent girls, particularly virgins vs korephilia →gerontophilia 67% match — Sexual attraction toward the elderly. vs korephilia →