androphile en · NOUN
Etymology
From andro- + -phile, from androphilia.
Meanings
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One who is attracted to masculinity or to men.
According to the age of the attracting person homosexuals are divisible into ephebophiles (lovers of youths, 14-21), androphiles (grown men up to the period of old age),[…] The corresponding divisions in women are parthenophiles (lovers of young women, virgins), gynecophiles (lovers of adult women), grasphiles (lovers of old women), and korophiles (lovers of undeveloped girls).
1914, L. Pierce Clark, “A critical digest of some of the newer work upon homosexuality in man and woman”, in State Hospital Bulletin, volume VII, New York State Hospital Commission, page 352:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| androphiles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |